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Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 14 Mar 17

There are many little-known-facts that I enjoy finding as I continue to read every morning for at least a half an hour OR I will watch a documentary that I have recorded. Here are a few things that I learned this morning. Did...

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Today In The History Books

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 26 Jan 17

I’m still playing catch-up with my daily history facts. Here’s some things I found out about January 19th. I’m going to have to do more than two days at a time to catch up. January 19, 1736: James Watt, who invented the...

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John W. Hinckley Jr. is going to be release.

Joy @PurnaSharma (2562) • Guwahati, India 28 Jul 16

John,a mental patient was accused for shooting President Ronald Reagan and three others outside a D.C. hotel and was taken under custody is going to be releasefrom a government psychiatric hospital, a federal judge ordered on...

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Happy National Ice Cream Month! Favorite flavor?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 1 Jul 16

Since 1984, July has been National Ice Cream Month in the United States, proclaimed by then President Ronald Reagan. He's the one who kept a jar of Jelly Bellys on the desk in the Oval office. I guess he had a real sweet tooth. If...

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Bedtime For Bonzo With The Future President Reagan

Marlina @marlina (154103) • Canada 13 May 16

Well it is bedtime for Marlina if not for Bonzo. Do you remember that old movie "Bedtime For Bonzo" with Ronald Reagan? I used to love watching Ronald Reagan's movies when I was young. Hard to believe that so many decades have...

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Do you think Ronald Reagan is a good president of USA ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 7 Mar 16

When I think of Ronald Reagan, the first things came in to my mind is not he was a movie star but he was a good president. Why ? i think in terms of National defence, he really contributed a lot to USA. he established the star war...

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What historical figure is most deserving of a forever stamp?

sender621 @sender621 (14889) • United States 11 Feb 11

The forever stamp has come along to insure we won't pay extra for postage when the postal rates increase. i think the forever stamp is a great idea. It is one less burden to have when we hear about new postal rates...

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Do You Miss This Guy?

benhilo @benhilo (871) • Tripoli, Libya 7 Sep 09

*DO YOU MISS THIS GUY?* *'Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose. **Ronald Reagan* **The most terrifying words in the English language are: ** **'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'** **~ Ronald...

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Ronald Reagan Said

RockCollector59 @RockCollector59 (325) • United States 27 Jan 09

The nine most terrifying words in the english language are,"I'm from the govermment and I'm here to help". was the first thing you did after read this? If you are like me, you counted the words. Did you? I like Ronald Reagan but,...

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Ronald Reagan At CPAC 1975

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 8 Nov 08

Yes I do understand that is was 33 years ago, but history is prove in the future. “Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale...

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Ronald Reagan in Heels?

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 4 Sep 08

Robin Smith at the Tennessee & Alaska Republican breakfast just said that Sarah Palin is "essentislly Ronald Reagan in heels." Do you agree with Smith's assessment?

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A Blast from the Past

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 18 Aug 08

At the 1964 Republican Convention, Ronald Reagan made a speech that still has a great deal of relevance for us today( his 1976 speech wasn't bad either). Exerpts from the speeches are on YouTube. I think these speeches are a...

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How Jesse Helms Gave us Reagan

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 5 Jul 08

A lot has been written about Jesse Helms' senate career these last couple of days, but it should also be noted that without Helms we quite possibly would never have had a President Reagan. In 1976, Jesse Helms first helped...

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No government ever voluntarily reduces

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 2 Jun 08

Ronald Reagan said this back in 1964 and it still applies to day. If we only had a Reagan today. No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government...

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me @dfollin (27267) • United States 29 Jun 07

In your opinion who was the best president ever? Personally I think Ronald Reagan was.He has back back,yet he was fun.He had good morals also.

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The Reagan Diaries

treasurerof2 @treasurerof2 (22) • United States 31 May 07

Did anyone see the interview with Nancy Reagan conducted by Larry King on CNN this evening? Do you plan to buy this book (which is on sale on Amazon.com for $20.99)?

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Who is your favorite historical person and why?

tess1960 @tess1960 (2385) • United States 30 Mar 07

Mine would be Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Lincoln because I started out life and my first 5 years of school in Illionois. We studied him and I thought it was cool that a President was from my state. We did a field trip to...

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"The Project for the New American Century"

nickventere @nickventere (1420) • Zambia 23 Dec 06

"The Project for the New American Century" declared in 1997 to project American political power and influence around the world seems to be losing direction. I think the current US administration is rather disorganised in making...

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Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 2 Dec 06

After I read the following discussion on terrorism – http://www.geocities.com/ulafrique/on_terrorism.html - I felt obligated to share the article with you. Who do you consider a terrorist? Ronald Reagan once said that, “one man’s...

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