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How many of you have watched this American classic? Gone With the Wind wins 10 Oscars at the 12th Academy Awards on February 29, 1940! "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

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40 years ago on this day (March 29, 1973), the last United States troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Fascinating interview w/Navy Vet Lonnie Cook, 94, one of the last remaining #USSArizona survivors.

This is Lonnie Cook, 94, one of only nine USS Arizona survivors still living. “I was on the ladder going up when it blew up. It knocked all the lights out and it knocked a lot of things loose, projectiles loose.” - Navy Veteran Lon... Read More

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The Wall Street Journal was first published on July 8, 1889. Who still reads it today?

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I remember the last three days that I was president, I never went to bed at all. I never went to bed until we had negotiated the final release of the hostages. - Jimmy Carter

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July 25th is National Carousel Day, celebrating the day in 1871 when Wilhelm Schneider of Davenport, Iowa patented this classic American amusement ride. When's the last time you rode on a Carousel?

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Good Morning, America! Today is "Plant a Flower" Day and these 5th graders are doing an amazing job planting their American Flag flowers!

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It was 50 years ago today (Feb 16, 1964), Sgt. Pepper brought his band to play… at the Ed Sullivan theater.

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On August 20, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt took the first public automobile ride by a U.S. President during a parade in Hartford, Connecticut.

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On July 13, 1923, a sign made of 50-foot-tall letters was dedicated in CA. #OnThisDay

On July 13, 1923, a sign made of 50-foot-tall letters was dedicated in CA. It originally had 4 additional letters that were later removed in 1949. Who knows what they were? Update: The original sign said Hollywoodland

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Happy Grandparents Day to all of you out there who have been blessed with grandchildren!

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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. - Calvin Coolidge

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Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war. - Douglas MacArthur

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How to avoid these conflicts is something the human race has to learn. This century will go down as the bloodiest century in all of human history. Well have lost 160 million people, killed by conflict. Is that what we want in the 21st c... Read More

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Prohibition took effect Jan. 16, 1920. #Prohibition #USHistory #OnThisDay Check out these historical pics:

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes, is ratified on this day in 1919 and becomes the law of the land. Americans were concerne... Read More

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Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will. - James Monroe

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"Gone with the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell was born on Nov 8, 1900. LIKE if you're a fan of this classic!

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It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. - James Madison

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Our thoughts are with those in Oklahoma.

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The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election. - Gerald R. Ford

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Get your lime and salt ready... Today is "National Margarita Day"! Have fun but be safe tonight folks.

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Inauguration day! On this day (Jan 20 2009), President Barack Obama gave his inaugural address and became the first ever black President of the United States of America. View his speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnygQ02aW4 Li... Read More

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Nixon is a shifty-eyed goddamn liar. . . . .He's one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides - Harry S. Truman

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Clipart - Patriotic Drink

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With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. - Herbert Hoover

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I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another. - Thomas Jefferson

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Remembering The Fallen Astronauts On This Day When The Challenger Explodes After Launch. #NASA #Challenger

Remembering the fallen astronauts on this day when the Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch. #NASA #Challenger Today we pause and remember these heroes: Francis R. Scobee, Commander Michael J. Smith, Pilot Ronald McNair, Miss... Read More

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Happy 98th Birthday to the National Park Service! If you live near a National Park, you can get in FREE today! :)

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Happy Birthday to Christopher Knight, aka Peter Brady. LIKE if you can sing the Brady Bunch theme song without googling it.

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We are not makers of history. We are made of history. - MLK, Jr. #BlackHistoryMonth

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So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any ... Read More

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Who can name this famous poem published 125 years ago today? The Outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did t... Read More

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The absence of war is not peace. - Harry S. Truman

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What is a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high, people who have jobs see their incomes go up, businesses make big profits. But they're learned to do more with less, and so they don't hire. - Bara... Read More

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We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian belief... Read More

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Send a FREE Coca-Cola to America’s troops and their families! Join Kroger and Coca-Cola in supporting our troops by simply choose whether you’d like to email, tweet, share (Facebook), or Pin (Pinterest) the offer and with every action... Read More

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Happy 89th Birthday to President George H. W. Bush! Did you know... He and his wife Barbara have been married for 68 years, longer than any other U.S. President.

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I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in chur... Read More

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He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan - Abraham Lincoln

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If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth - Harry S. Truman

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And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes. - George W. Bush

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How many of you have watched this American classic? Gone With the Wind wins 10 Oscars at the 12th Academy Awards on February 29, 1940! "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

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