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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address In Photo

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THE Gettysburg Address happened 150 years ago. On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made his speech at a dedication to the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, where thousands of Union soldiers were laid to rest. The Gettysburg battle saw federal forces fighting back a Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania.

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Posted: 19th, November 2013 | In: Flashback, Politicians | Comment


Is That A Gun Sarah Palin, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

SARAH Palin get your gun, her comes Camille Paglia:

Sarah Palin is like Annie Oakley, a brash ambassador from America’s pioneer past. She immediately reminded me of the frontier women of the Western states, which first granted women the right to vote after the Civil War — long before the federal amendment guaranteeing universal woman suffrage was passed in 1919. Frontier women faced the same harsh challenges and had to tackle the same chores as men did — which is why men could regard them as equals, unlike the genteel, corseted ladies of the Eastern seaboard, which fought granting women the vote right to the bitter end.”

Well, is she or isn’t she?

Posted: 10th, September 2008 | In: Reviews | Comments (2)