Never Forget.

 “Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. “
- President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001

"You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy." -Colin Powell

“Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It’s a memory of tragedy and shock, of loss and mourning. But not only of loss and mourning. It’s also a memory of bravery and self-sacrifice, and the love that lays down its life for a friend–even a friend whose name it never knew. “

- President George W. Bush, December 11, 2001

Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.

- George W. Bush, President of the United States

"Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11." -President Barack Obama

NEVER FORGET.

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On this day in history...

91 years ago, the 19th amendment to the constitution was certified giving women the right to vote!

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any States on account of sex.  The Congress shall have the power by appropriate legislation to enforce the provisions of this article."

Votes for women were first seriously proposed in the United States in 1848 at Women`s Rights Convention.  
Battles for women`s suffrage were won state-by-state by the early 20th century as Alice Paul and the movement began staging demonstrations, marches, and going to jail. 
Thousands of ordinary women took part in these.  In 1913, 8,000 women marched on President Woodrow Wilson`s inauguration day. 200 were injured in the violence that broke out. 
 During his second inaugural in 1917, Alice Paul led a march around the White House.
The well-organized and well-funded anti-suffrage movement argued that most women didn`t want the vote, and they were probably not qualifed to exercise it anyway.   
The Women`s movement argued with humor when they wrote:

Why we don`t want Men to Vote.

*Because man`s place is in the Army.

*Because no really manly man wants to settle any question otherwise than by fighting about it.

*Because if men should adopt peaceable methods, women will no longer look up to them.

* Because men are too emotional to vote.  Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal to force renders them unfit for government.

When thirty-five of the necessary thirty-six states had ratified the amendment, the battle came to Nashville Tennessee.  Anti and pro suffrage forces from around the country descended on the town, and on August 18th, 1920, the final vote was secheduled.  One young legislator, 24 year-old Harry Burn had voted with the anti-vote forces up to that time.  But his mother had urged that he vote for the amendment and for suffrage.  When he saw the vote was close, and if he voted anti-suffrage, it would be tied 48 ot 48, he decided to vote as his Mother had urged him, for the right of Women to vote!

 So Tennessee became the deciding 36th state to ratify it!

And so on August 26th, 1920,the Nineteenth Amendment became law.

Woo-hoo congrats Ladies,
Now lets make sure we use our voice that these strong women before us fought so hard for! I just thought this was a little fun fact for the day. And a reminder that anything worth having is worth fighting for! Hopefully we can use these same classy tatcics to win the battle of hate over same sex marriages and rights!  
Enjoy! 
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Freedom is never free...

With 4th of July upon us... 
&& i just want to say big thank you to our military for all they do for us! You all do us such a tremendous service everyday...and there aren't enough words to express my gratitude. THANK YOU! 

  
4th of July happens to be my favorite holiday because I'm such a History nerd (:

Some of my favorite 4th of July Facts:
-John Adams believed that July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate the birth of American independence, and would reportedly turn down invitations to appear at July 4th events in protest. 
-Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826--the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
-The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it.
 -Massachusetts became the first state to make July 4th an official state holiday.
-The first public Fourth of July event at the White House occurred in 1804.
-In 1941, Congress declared 4th of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." 
-The Declaration of Independence 4 of July, 1776.


Stay safe and have fun!!!
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