US History
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The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is a nonprofit organization that provides live entertainment, such as comedians and musicians, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families. Since 1941, it has worked in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD), relying heavily on private contributions and on funds, goods, and services from various corporate and…
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What many people forget to realize is that the Pearl Harbor attack did not just happen. The logistics of it alone would have taken months of preparation. The attack may have been sold to the Japanese population as an honorable event, but there was nothing honorable about it, there cannot be honor with deception. On…
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What do you need to do to become a special agent for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Well actually not that much. All you do is you book a flight to DC, on board you write a letter to the President of the USA. Once you land you take a limo to the White House…
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I can’t think of any other political family who had to endure the amount of tragedies as the Kennedys did.I will not go into the details of the assassination of President KennedyLyndon B. Johnson because so much is already written about it, I will focus more on some of the events which happened in the…
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This question will trigger 2 new questions. The 1st one by younger generations who never experienced the anxiety that Dallas fans had, their question will be “Who is Jr?” The second group who belong to my generation and older, when they realize that the question in the title was answered today 37 years ago, they…
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During World War II, the Office of Price Administration (OPA) instituted rationing, limiting the amount of goods, including food items, that civilians could purchase, affecting daily life and traditions on the homefront. Despite the difficulties, dangers, and deprivations of the World War II era, Americans still gave thanks. World War II presented a hugely intricate…
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This is more of a personal blog then factual although the facts are real, but when I say personal it is more a matter of taste. In 1978 Michael Cimino directed the classic movie “the Deer Hunter” Even though I was only 10 at the time I did recognize it to be a genuine masterpiece…
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On November 10 in 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut. “Sesame Street,” with its memorable theme song (“Can you tell me how to get/How to get to Sesame Street”), went on to become the most widely viewed…
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I have to admit that the title isn’t technically correct, since at the time they were not yet a President of the US and their first wives.(with the exception of President Cleveland)But if I would have called it I pronounce you husband and wife people would not think this blog would contain wedding pictures of…
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It is no surprise that the Oxford English Dictionary is the leading dictionary when it comes to the English language.As a historical dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary explains words by showing their development rather than merely their present-day usages. Therefore, it shows definitions in the order that the sense of the word began being used, including word meanings…
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