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Happy Halloween!
Halloween:Stories of ghosts, goblins and ghouls monopolize the setting as the movie makers try to outdo one another with scenes of blood and gore. I often wonder how many bottles of ketchup (or similar...
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Prelude to Veteran's Day 2013
When you hear the word veteran, what is your first impression? Veteran is an all-encompassing word. It is feeling absolute pride, joy, exhilaration and emotional gratification for serving one's...
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Hail to the Cowboy and Westerns!
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFew images of American history pose pure masculinity like the cowboy. His rugged, heroic bravery stood tall in the saddle as he headed across dangerous territory facing nature's...
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If you missed it...
It Matters Radio Halloween Special was a huge success! If you missed the show, here are the contributions which, by the way, my little short story, The Haunting, won first place! Listen, if you dare,...
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Flying Over America
Maximize the screen! Breathtaking scenes across America...Embrace the Past...Enchanted Land Encountering land after many weeks at sea embraced an enchanting site! The spirit of European exploration...
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My America, YOUR America, Our America
Are you an American? What does America mean to you? What is your interpretation of the phrases America the Beautiful, The Land of the Free, The Home of the Brave? These are not words to just be recited...
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Your Link to History
AWAKENINGS from Then ’til Now: Embrace Your Past, Empower the Present, Enrich Your Future“History is a cyclic poem written by Time upon the memories of man.”—Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)“In every...
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Before TV Series - 1700s
Awakenings from Then 'til Now steps back in time across five centuries (1600s to 21st century) exploring events that define who we are as a nation and a people. Times were much different back in the...
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Salute Our Veterans
A very special day is rapidly approaching, that day being Veterans Day. Whilst most people know Monday, November 11 will be celebrated as a national holiday, how many possess shallow minded knowledge...
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Veterans Day Weekend
Wave the American Flag proudly this weekend in honor of our Veterans! In fact, wave it EVERYDAY for America!My husband & I DO! He is a Navy Veteran!My dad: A WWII Navy VeteranMy 1st cousin: A WWII...
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The Muppets and Sesame Street
This Day in History: November 10, 1969After five test shows and years of preparation, Sesame Street premiered on NET (National Educational Television, a precursor of PBS) on November 10, 1969. It was...
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Our Flag
There is a code by which our nation's flag should be flown—honorably and respectfully. After all, it is representative of a living country! It should. . .be the highest on a pole, at the top when...
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Veterans Day 2013
Photo Credit: John SealanderThis Day in History: November 11, 1918On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the signing of the armistice went into effect, which ended the World War I...
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Traditions with Papa!
Yesterday we celebrated Veterans Day. Today, I continue that celebration with the birthday of my dad. Had he lived he would be 97 years old. He served in the Navy during WWII. He never talked about the...
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"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night..."
Within an age of advancing technology, there are a plethora of ways to communicate and conduct transactions. Does that mean the days of the United States Postal Service (USPS), a cherished American...
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Music of the Centuries
Music. FaLaLa...TraLaLa Boom De Ay...Boom Boom ShaBoom...NaNa-Nana-NaNa...everything before and after, as well as everything in between. Where would we be without music? Can you imagine a world without...
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All About America...
Awakenings is all about America... embracing the past, empowering the present, enriching the future! It is recognizing people, places and things that make...America, the beautiful... America, the land...
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Amber Waves of Grain
America, the beautiful! How many times have you come across this phrase? It has been depicted in general conversation, poetic verse, essays, magazines, books, film, song and so much more. When Googled,...
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Awakenings 2nd Anniversary
Awakenings was birthed on November 18, 2011. Awakenings is a message to and for America, our country, your land and my land. A message of sacrifice, a message for freedom, a message for those who have...
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The Gettysburg Address
This Day in History: November 19, 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score & 7 years..."On this day in the year 1863, Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, took the...
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