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December,
2002:
"Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds
of any venture." --
Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison,
Kansas, on July 24, 1897. She was the first woman
to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane, the second
person and first woman to make a nonstop solo flight
across the Atlantic Ocean, the first person to fly
from Hawaii to California, the first person to make
a solo flight across both the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans, and the first person to fly solo from Los
Angeles to Mexico City.
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about other Women in History
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November,
2002:
 "Fourscore
and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon
this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty,
and dedicated to the proposition that all men are
created equal...We here highly resolve that the
dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation,
under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and
that government of the people, by the people, and
for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
A portion of the Gettysburg Address delivered by
Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863.
>>Read
the entire Gettysburg Address
>>Read
about Abe Lincoln
>>Read
about the times in which Abe Lincoln lived
>>Browse
Abe Lincoln's Books
>>View
Photos of Abe Lincoln
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October,
2002:
 "If
anyone were to ask me what I want out of life I
would say -- the opportunity for doing something
useful, for in no other way, I am convinced, can
true happiness be attained."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt.
Eleanor Roosevelt was
born in New York City on October 11, 1884. Her parents
were Anna Hall and Elliot Roosevelt. Did
you know Theodore Roosevelt (the 26th
U.S. President) was Eleanor's uncle? Eleanor's father
was the younger brother of Theodore.
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about Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt Links
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Photos of the Roosevelts
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September,
2002:
 "Here
is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobby Lee,
I will be willing to go home."
-- Union Major General George B. McClellan's statement
upon finding Robert E. Lee's Special Order No. 191
in September, 1862. Special Order No. 191 ordered
the Confederate Army to split into two divisions
during its invasion into Maryland. With this knowledge,
McClellan believed he could find and defeat the
Confederate Army. The two armies met at the Battle
of Antietam on September 17, and the battle ended
in a draw. Months later, McClellan was replaced
as Commander of the Union Army.
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about Special Order No. 191
>>Read
about the Civil War
>>Visit
our American Civil War Links
>>Visit
Antietam National Battlefield
>>View
a Map of the Battlefield
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August,
2002:
"Arbor
Day which has already transplanted itself to every
state in the American Union and has even been adopted
in foreign lands... is not like other holidays.
Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day
proposes for the future." -
J. Sterling Morton (1832-1903). In 1854, Morton
moved to Nebraska. He planted trees and wrote about
the need for people to plant trees. In January,
1872, Morton proposed Nebraska designate April 10
as a day to plant trees. On April 10, 1872, Nebraska
celebrated the first Arbor Day and planted about
one million trees. In 1882, the date of Arbor Day
was changed to April 22 -- Morton's birthday. Today,
Arbor Day is celebrated on or around April 22.
>>Read
about J. Sterling Morton
>>Read
about Arbor Day
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July,
2002:
"Proclaim
liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants
thereof." - Inscription
on the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell is located
in Independence National Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
>>Read
about the Liberty Bell
>>Visit
Independence National Historical Park
>>Read
about Independence Day in the U.S. (July 4)
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June,
2002:
 "I
pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
of America and to the republic for which it stands:
one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all." -- The Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag. Did
you know Flag Day is Friday, June 14,
2002? Flag Day was first celebrated on June 14,
1877. This was the 100th anniversary of the first
U.S. Flag. In 1949, President Harry Truman signed
legislation making Flag Day a day of national observance.
>>The
American Flag is featured in our Reading Program
>>Read
about the American Flag
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May,
2002:
"Knowledge
itself is power." --
Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Bacon was a British philosopher
and statesman. He helped develop the theory of scientific
knowledge based on observation and experiment. Today,
this theory is called the inductive method.
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April
29, 2002:
  "Light
this candle!" -- Alan Shepard
in the book
and movie,
The Right Stuff. Shepard wanted the launch
countdown to resume after waiting over four hours
on May 5, 1961.
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., was born on November
18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. Shepard
graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis,
served in the Pacific during World War II, and became
a Navy test pilot. On April 9, 1959, NASA announced
Shepard was one of the seven original astronauts
chosen for Project Mercury. The other six Mercury
astronauts are: Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper,
Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom,
Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton.
Did
you know President John F. Kennedy awarded
Shepard the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for
his Mercury flight?
Did
you know Shepard logged a total of 216
hours and 57 minutes in space? Yes, 9 hours and
17 minutes of which he spent on the surface of the
moon.
Alan Shepard died on
July 21, 1998, at the age of 74.
>>Visit
Alan Shepard's Photos & Links
>>Visit
our NASA & Space Links
>>Browse
our Extended Space Bookstore
Photo Credits: NASA
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April
22, 2002:
"Arbor
Day which has already transplanted itself to every
state in the American Union and has even been adopted
in foreign lands... is not like other holidays.
Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day
proposes for the future."
- J. Sterling Morton (1832-1903). In 1854, Morton
moved to Nebraska. He planted trees and wrote about
the need for people to plant trees. In January,
1872, Morton proposed Nebraska designate April 10
as a day to plant trees. On April 10, 1872, Nebraska
celebrated the first Arbor Day and planted about
one million trees. In 1882, the date of Arbor Day
was changed to April 22 -- Morton's birthday. Today,
Arbor Day is celebrated on or around April 22.
>>Read
about J. Sterling Morton
>>Read
about Arbor Day
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April
15, 2002:
"The
shot heard round the world."
-- From the 1837 poem, The Concord Hymn, by Ralph
Waldo Emerson. It refers to the first shot of the
American Revolution fired on April 19, 1775. It
is unknown who fired this shot. Battles broke out
in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, between
Colonial Minutemen and British Redcoats. These were
the first battles of the American Revolution. In
1783, eight years later, the American colonies gained
independence and the United States of America was
born.
>>Read
The Concord Hymn
>>Visit
Minute Man National Historical Park
>>Celebrate
Patriot's Day 2002 in Concord
>>Read about
the American Revolution
>>Browse
the American Revolution Bookstore
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April
8, 2002:
"With
an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion
to your country, and a grateful remembrance of your
kind and generous consideration of myself, I bid
you all an affectionate farewell."
-- Last sentence of Robert E. Lee's "Farewell to
the Army of Northern Virginia" on April 10, 1865.
The previous day, Confederate General Robert E.
Lee had surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia
to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at
Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
>>Read
about Robert E. Lee
>>Read
about Ulysses S. Grant
>>Read
about the Civil War
>>Visit
Appomattox Court House National Historic Park
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April
1, 2002:
"E
pluribus unum." This
Latin phrase means "From the Many, One." This phrase
is on the Great Seal of the United States, and it
refers to how one unified country had been formed
from thirteen colonies. Did
you know it is also on U.S. currency?
>>Read
about "E pluribus unum"
>>Read
about U.S. Currency
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