First National Flag Used In The American Revolution As the Declaration Of Independence was being signed on July 4, 1776, surprisingly enough there was no official flag. The “Grand Union Flag” was the first unofficial national flag. This flag very much resembled the flag of a company; called “The East India Company”. It is ironic [...]

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Please Press 1 For English Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th president, wrote a letter to the American Defense Society in 1919:      “In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated to an exact equality with [...]

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Galileo Galilei: The Father Of Astronomy Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is a very prominent name that you may of heard of in Science class. Galileo is most memorable in the field of Astronomy, although he did play other roles in science. He played a major role in the Science Revolution. Galileo’s major achievements include: improving the [...]

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The Man That Started The Science Revolution It was Nicolaus Copernicus  (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) that challenged the intellectuals of the day. Copernicus started the Scientific Revolution, when he formed the heliocentric hypothesis. The universities taught that, the universe as they knew it, was centered around the earth. Of course, now we know that [...]

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The Rationale Of Military Privatization When it comes to military privatization, there are many discernable issues that come to mind. Why is this necessary? What are the overall costs and benefits? Do certain companies monopolize the contracts? Is there at least competition on the bidding? Are there moral obligations in check, regarding hired mercenaries? These [...]

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From Phonograph To Radio And Television 23  Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) is the first president to be captured on audio. The president was recorded after his presidency was over. He was the first president to have electricity at the White House. 22 and 24  Grover Cleveland  (1885-1889, 1893-1897) is the first president to be caught on [...]

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It’s Pearl Harbor Once Again! Why is GM failing? Pundits are analyzing the horror as it becomes disentangled. The heartbeat of America is losing its pulse. The whys are not too difficult to size up: bad economic times, skyrocketing gas prices, poor management, poor quality, unions that will not compromise, lack of foresight, poor government [...]

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From Analog To Digital It all started with radio. It is said the first radio station was KDKA , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but some contest this theory. Congress passed The Radio Act of 1927  in order to regulate what was chaos at the time. Television in the 1920′s was experimental. The fall of 1927 is when the [...]

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The Worst President In History? “Bush in the Rearview Mirror” was the title to a recent article published in The Washington Post. It is difficult to gaze at such a visual title at this present time in history and not stop to consider the state of the nation. The situation is very critical at the moment, and at [...]

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Viva Mexico One considered to be the father of Mexico is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811). He was born at the Corralejo Hacienda in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, on May 8, 1753. He became a Catholic priest and was known as Father Hidalgo. Hidalgo would later become a minister at Dolores, in the state of Guanajuato. Dolores [...]

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