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Franklin Delano Roosevelt An Individual is molded by environment and honed by challenges encountered. A legacy is the historical scorecard that measures success. franklin delano roosevelt • tennessee valley authority • new deal programs • great depression • electrical producers
Benefits of the IRA The Indian Reorganization Act provided several short-term benefits, but what about the long-term effect? indian reorganization act • ira • john collier • american indians • wheeler-howard act
FDR, Churchill and Goldfish A chance stop at a roadside stand had Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and George Marshall talking about goldfish rather than planning how to fight World War II. franklin delano roosevelt • winston churchill • general george marshall • goldfish farming • frederick county
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Active Seniors Unique Adventures Here are great ideas for older men and older women to remain active, volunteer to help, make friends, travel, and share their skill and wisdom globally or close to home, older men • older women • fun opportunities for active seniors • unique adventures for senior citizens • volunteer opportunities for older adults
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The Franklin Roosevelt Presidency Franklin Delano Roosevelt is surely one of the most important political figures of the twentieth century, whether one agrees with his policies or not. franklin delano roosevelt • great depression • the new deal • world war ii • civilian conservation corps
The Presidents and Their Pets The Presidential Pet Museum in Washington D.C. holds information about the pets that once called the White House home. Quiz yourself on the names of the Presidents pets. presidents pets • presidential pets • white house pets • president george h.w. bush • prsident bill clinton
The Rise of Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt, America's 32nd President, was born to a life of luxury and success in New York, which was aided by his personal charisma and intelligence. franklin delano roosevelt • new york state politics • assistant secretary of the navy • polio • guillain-barre syndrom
Truman's Numbers Hit a New Low President Truman, now considered by many to have been a great President, was dogged throughout his time in office by low approval ratings and tough decisions. harry s truman • lowest public approval rating for a us president • lowest rated american presidents • presidential approval ratings • presidential approval polls
Air Force One: The World’s Most Recognizable Plane A look at the history of Air Force One and the liveries used on each presidential plane. Although the livery has remained virtually unchanged since the first 707 went into service, the earlier planes are little-known. air force one • president • roosevelt • truman • eisenhower
The Great Gulfstream Gulfstream Park has come a long way, baby. horse racing • florida • gulfstream • race track • jockeys
Indian Reorganization Act Indian Reorganization Act I covered the background and provisions of the Act. This article covers its enactment and the short and long-term effects. indian reorganization act • ira • john collier • commissioner of indian affairs • new deal
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OSS Spies in World War II Release of 750,000 pages of top secret files will shed light on forerunner to the Central Intelligence Agency and the jobs that Julia Childs and nearly 24,000 agents did. oss spies world war ii • office of strategic services • forerunner central intelligence agency cia • television chef julia childs • robert deniro 1977 movie the good shepherd
Political Clothing, a Quadrennial Phenomenon Among the many unique aspects of living in America, and being an American, is the appearance during every presidential-election cycle of political attire and accessories. politics • political • presidential • gear • clothing
Political Polls in the Early 1900s Presidential election polling in the 1900s based upon unscientific polling procedures. How the procedures changed dramatically after the election of 1936. george gallup polls • political polls • polls in the 1900s • presidential polls • roots of us polls
Profile of a Mayflower Pilgrim: John Howland John Howland, ancestor of three American presidents, was among 18 servants aboard the Mayflower's 1620 voyage that established Plymouth Colony. mayflower pilgrim john howland • howland plymouth official • john carver's servant • elizabeth tilley • bush family ancestors
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IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...... Some of our greatest Presidents did not succeed on their first try for national office. Usually a person only gets one chance, but some of our best Presidents managed to get a second chance at winning a national election. See which ones came back from an initial failure to become a successful candidate. president • vice president • adams • jefferson • madison
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US V. Bush Examines the Iraq War Director Robert Boris currently is working on "U.S. V. Bush," a new movie based on the book by former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega. "george w. bush" • "elizabeth de la vega" • "robert boris" • "u.s. v. bush" • "indictment"
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What They Have To Fear The powers that be have created a culture of fear that keeps us from realizing our full potential. Whether it's an employee who's afraid of her boss, or a citizen afraid of voting his conscience, the result is the same. This election day is as good a time as any to finally stand up for our rights. voting • fear • parties • employers • democrats
"Girls & Gloves" During World War II, women were called on to help out in a variety of ways to support the war effort. Read about one of the more unusual ways women helped to keep up morale and help "save" the great American pastime--baseball! world war ii and women • professional womens sports • women and baseball • all-american girls professional baseball league
April 12, 1945: And The Nation Moved On When Americans arose on the morning of Thursday, April 12, 1945, their leader had been president for a dozen years; By night fall they were led by a man they hardly knew. roosevelt • truman • warm springs • cardiologist • dr. bruenn
F.D.R. After the outbreak of World War I Roosevelt became a strong supporter of preparedness for war, a direct contrast to his country's isolationist policies. By 1940 overt defense preparations and "all aid short of war" to the European Allies were underway. usa • president • roosevelt • wwii • war
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The Front is Right Here While the Armed Forces were fighting in Europe and the Pacific the civilians - men, women and children - were fighting their own battle on the Homefront. They took on new jobs, did without, and waited for mail from their men on the front. Without them the outcome of WW II might have been different. ww ii • world war ii • homefront • front • battle
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TALES...TEXANS IN THE NEWS PART I of a "TEXANS IN THE NEWS" interview with Pearl Harbor veteran Lee Soucy texas culture • texas military • pearl harbor • world war ii
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Oscar Charleston and U.S. - Numbers, Names, Dates and Places Oscar Charleston, one of the all time great baseball players, played in the Negro baseball leagues that existed from roughly 1915 to the late 1950s. Certain numbers, names, dates, and places in his life synchronize remarkably well with certain numbers, names, dates and places of events in African American and United States History. Here is his story told with little embellishment. His life speaks for itself. oscar charleston • baseball • negro league • negro • black
Twenty-Five Greatest Champions of America: Part Three Third Installment of Our Series That Ranks the Twenty-Five Individuals That Have Most Effectively Advanced America’s Founding Principles bryan • roosevelt • reagan • marshall • truman
Al Smith, the Man America Needed He said "the only cure for democracy is more democracy" and he meant it. He made America a better place to live but who now remembers Al Smith? al smith • the man america needed • tammany 'stooge' changed the nation • the triangle shirtwaist fire • great depression
Stakes High for Palin Versus Biden TV Debate The Sarah Palin Versus Joe Biden vice presidential debate scheduled for Thursday, October 2 at 9PM ET is the hottest ticket in town. biden and palin debate. date and time of palin and • sarah palin is pop icon • the palin effect • where and who is joe biden • washington insier versus alasskan outsider |
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