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Teddy and his bear, The Washington Post, 1902 There are two things that I want you to make up your minds to: First, that you are go...

Nevada's statehood dates to October 31, 1864.  The statehood proclamation was signed by President Lincoln who was up for re-electio...

The mid-West in the years leading up to and after the Civil War were wild and woolly. These were the border lands whose laws were di...

The original star-spangled banner (The Smithsonian) The Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics by Francis Scott Key Music by John Sta...

May the lives remembered, the deeds recognized,  and the spirit reawakened be eternal beacons,  which reaffirm respect for li...