Category: Patriotism
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Thanksgiving Proclamation By Abraham Lincoln
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22937 – 1026 Here’s the haps: Proclamation of ThanksgivingWashington, D.C.October 3, 1863 This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America’s national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders like this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for…
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George Washington And 110 Rules Of Civility – tl;dr?
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22931 – 1019 Here’s the haps: The initials “tl;dr” stand for “too long; didn’t read.” This post is long and may be one you have to come back to and finish in chunks in order to really ponder a few of them, which I hope you do. It’s…
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Veterans Day Part 2 – Spouses
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22925 – 1012 Here’s the haps: I am signed up for an email service called “The Good Clean Funnies List” which normally, just as it says, sends out a daily joke that is clean and funny. Occasionally they do serious things, too. This was one of them. When…
