Archive for November 11th, 2006

Veteran’s Day facts and stories

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Veteran’s Day facts and stories Rouge Bouquet Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day and commemorated the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. The war to end all wars.Upon America’s entering World War I several state National Guard Units were called up for service in France with the American Expeditionary [...]

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The freakiest history lesson in the world

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Have a history teacher explain this … if they can. Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while [...]

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