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• Amy Godine To Speak On Adirondack Vigilantism

  
  New York History — Authority: 133
  The Lake Placid Institute will present, "Have You Seen That Vigilante Man?”, a talk by writer and social historian Amy Godine. The presentation will take place on Sunday, November 22, at 3:00 p.m., at 511 Gallery on Main Street in Lake Placid.Night riders, lynch mobs and vigilante justice... The darker side of ...
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• Daily Guidance And Schedule For President Barack Obama – Thursday, November 12 & Friday, November, 13, 2009

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 433
  GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 On Thursday morning, the President will make a brief statement to the press on the economy in the Diplomatic Reception Room. The President will then depart Washington, DC and travel to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska, ...
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• The Frontier in American History

  
  Blog 4 History: American & Civil War History — Authority: 116
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• President Barack Obama Signs S.475, The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act Into Law

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 433
  STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON S.475   Today I have signed into law S. 475, the “Military Spouses Residency Relief Act”.  This Act, among other things, would provide that when a service member leaves his or her home State in accord with military or naval orders, the service member’s spouse may retain ...
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• Remarks By First Lady Michelle Obama At Mission Serve Event

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 433
  First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden - November 11, 2009 REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT MISSION SERVE EVENT   George Washington University Washington, D.C.   2:36 P.M. EST        MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you so much.  I am thrilled to be here — thrilled and honored.  We’ve had a wonderful day ...
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• Hip-Hopera: Adrian Dunn’s genre-bending new work premiers at the DuSable Museum this Friday

  
  The Chicago Weekly — Authority: 130
  “This is real life! You must embody this story. Embody hip-hop. Right now, you must be the hip-hop aesthetic.” This mantra bounces off the canary yellow and baby blue walls in the small rehearsal space in Bethel AME Church in Bronzeville. Director Rueben D. Echoles is speaking to the cast of “Hopera: A Fallen ...
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• Hundreds Dead, Thousands Homeless and Hungry in El Salvador Following Hurricane Ida

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 429
  Is Flooding In El Salvador News To You? Thousands Homeless in El Salvador While Hurricane Ida fizzled, as expected, prior to making a US landfall near Mobile, AL it’s previous life was much more eventful and devastating.  In El Salvador, well over 100 people are dead and scores more missing after some ...
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• "I suppose you will want to know something about the war." Letters from WWI

  
  Penn Press Log — Authority: 127
  ". . . I suppose you will want to know something about the war. As you will see by the papers we are living in stirring and moving times." The quote above is from a letter written by Sergeant James Duncan, M.M. R.G.G. and dated September 5, 1918. Sergeant Duncan was killed in action on September 23, 1918. Less than ...
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• Remarks By The President On Veterans Day

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 433
  REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON VETERANS DAY   Memorial Amphitheater Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia   11:33 A.M. EST   THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Please, be seated.   Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for the generous introduction — more importantly, the extraordinary ...
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• Classical Liberalism Is All in Our Heads? Responding to Paul Harvey on Race

  
  The Beacon — Authority: 617
  In the current issue of Books & Culture, Professor Paul Harvey (not to be confused with the late radio icon) takes aim at my “imagined” (read: invented) tradition of classical liberalism on race. You can read his full review here . Harvey concedes that Race and Liberty in America rediscovers ...
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• Last Post

  
  Walking the Berkshires — Authority: 460
  Not mine: theirs.  On this Armistice Day, 91 years after the cession of hostilities in WWI, there are just three confirmed veterans of that war who remain alive.  Last year there were 10 confirmed WWI veterans still with us, down from 23 in 2007 and 53 in 2006.  108 year old Frank W. Buckles is the last ...
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• Found: Boys Will Do Boys

  
  Gloria's Oversexed Mind — Authority: 484
  Fascinating vintage photo find, titled "Boy Dance." Im guessing that this image was captured sometime around 1900, give or take a decade. Also guessing this may have been a mining or logging camp where the hordes of bachelors had to make do. If any readers know more, your information would be greatly appreciated.
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• Post-Reconstruction Unit Reflection

  
  Blog 4 History: American & Civil War History — Authority: 116
  As noted in my last post, my A.P. United States history class is in the final phase of our Reconstruction Unit. Yesterday we opened class discussion with a reading they were assigned the night before from Elizabeth R. Bethel’s excellent book, Promiseland: A Century of Life in a Negro Community . Afterwards students ...
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• In Honor of Veterans Day: American History Magazines

  
  Blog Magazine — Authority: 421
  Today, we are proud to participate in a great American tradition of paying homage to all those who have served our country as members of our Armed Forces. According to History.com, today there is an estimated 23.2 million veterans in the U.S. In honor of Veterans Day , were spotlighting some of our most-popular ...
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• Bad Days in American History: November 11, 1919

  
  Alterdestiny — Authority: 572
  This is reprinted from a piece I wrote 2 years ago . Its certainly worthy of revisiting and of the "Bad Days" moniker. Its also what I think of when I think of Veterans Day. On November 11, 1919, the people of Centralia , Washington, a small lumber town in the southwestern part of the state, celebrated the first ...
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• USAToday.com Live Chat with Michael Chertoff Today at Noon

  
  Penn Press Log — Authority: 127
  Today at noon E.S.T., former secretary of the department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will participate in a live moderated chat at USAToday.com. The online publication invites you to send in questions to Chertoff at their Talk Today website . Chertoff is the author of Homeland Security: Assessing the ...
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• The Mysteries of the Medicine Wheel

  
  History Blog — Authority: 120
  Like innumerable peoples before them, pre-Columbian Native American tribes practiced a form of sacred architecture for ritualistic purposes. Unlike the Pyramids of Giza or Stonehenge, these monuments didn’t require herculean feats of strength to construct. They were, however, enormously complex. Across the Great ...
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• Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg – Hotel and Events

  
  USA Travel Guide — Authority: 126
  Unless you operate a discount store, you’re probably thinking “Christmas? It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!” Truth is, if you want mix it up this year with an unusual Christmas vacation, it’s time to start thinking about tickets and hotel rooms. These things can sell out. History buffs and anyone who ...
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• Honoring All Who Served - Veterans Day 2009

  
  American Power — Authority: 691
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• Thank You Veterans!

  
  Southern Illinois Catholic — Authority: 446
  For your service and sacrifice in the cause of freedom. Now, its our turn as civilians to continue the battle--against our own government.Today also marks in Europe Armistice Day. At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, World War I, the first modern war, ended.Wow. That was 91 years ago. ...
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