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Mashup Score: 0Memorial Day: A Commemoration - 12 month(s) ago
Memorial Day, initially referred to as Decoration Day, was observed by many communities after the Civil War, when the nation suffered more than 620,000 military deaths, roughly 2 percent of the total population at the time. John A. Logan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of Republic, chose May 30, 1868, as a day to decorate the graves of Union troops across the nation. From this…
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Mashup Score: 6Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) - 12 month(s) ago
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: An act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to the Chinese, May 6, 1882; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1996; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives View All Pages in the National Archives Catalog View Transcript The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882. It was the first…
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Another one of the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in U.S. history. Why #AANHPI history needs to be taught in American schools so judges will not confuse #publichealth that saves lives with injustices that destroys lives. #AAPIHeritageMonth https://t.co/whPXBV8ExS
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Mashup Score: 12By George, IT IS Washington’s Birthday! - 1 year(s) ago
Winter 2004, Vol. 36, No. 4 By C. L. Arbelbide Debate over the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill in 1968 touched on the fear that George Washington would be forgotten in the schoolrooms and future generations would not know about the Father of Our Country. (148-GW-498) As a student at Washington Elementary School in Kingsburg, California, I took great pride in enjoying the federal holiday dedicated to…
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RT @USNatArchives: The true story behind the real name of the federal holiday popularly known as #PresidentsDay: https://t.co/qOyZZWPNc7…
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Mashup Score: 4One Step from Nuclear War - 2 year(s) ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50: In Search of Historical Perspective Fall 2012, Vol. 44, No. 2 By Martin J. Sherwin © 2012 by Martin J. Sherwin Enlarge The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm), meeting in the White House Cabinet Room, sorted through intelligence and advised the President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (Kennedy Library, ST-A26-1-62) The Cuban Missile War…
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On Oct 14, 1962, a U.S. U2 spy plane spotted construction sites for Soviet ballistic nuclear missiles in Cuba. This discovery set off the Cuban Missile Crisis - the closest the world has come to nuclear war between two superpowers. (1/6) đź”—https://t.co/7Lyl6yghjp https://t.co/btWUkLntHr
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Mashup Score: 4Declaration of Independence: A Transcription - 2 year(s) ago
[get-content name=”print-page-left” include-tag=”false” /] Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Entire declaration & cool history⬇️ #July4th https://t.co/4HdTQD6bE2
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Mashup Score: 0Japanese-American Internment During World War II - 2 year(s) ago
In his speech to Congress, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was “a date which will live in infamy.” The attack launched the United States fully into the two theaters of World War II – Europe and the Pacific. Prior to Pearl Harbor, the United States had been involved in a non-combat role, through the Lend-Lease program that…
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#WorldWarII did lead to actual tyranny in the U.S. with the unjust incarceration of 120,00 Japanese American citizens. #NeverAgain9066 https://t.co/YQwSkpLJGD
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Mashup Score: 6Declaration of Independence: A Transcription - 4 year(s) ago
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
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If haven’t read the Declaration of Independence lately, or ever, I’d recommend it this evening: https://t.co/4m8i715u4i. A nation weeps. #BreonnaTaylor #BlackLivesMatter
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Mashup Score: 0The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription - 4 year(s) ago
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflect the original. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,…
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The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription @USNatArchives https://t.co/hDE2SfSpE9
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We observe #MemorialDay every year to honor America's fallen heroes 🇺🇲 "All gave some. Some gave all." History of Memorial Day: https://t.co/rjGhhT5SZI #MemorialDay2023 #MemorialDayWeekend https://t.co/PKFiGBem0X