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They taught us in school it was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand that started WWI. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Yes, that started the war in 1914. However, the U.S. didn’t enter the war until 1917, when it was revealed that Germany offered Mexico the state of Texas after the Central Powers defeated the allies. Before this the U.S. was neutral, even selling arms to Germany in 1914-1915. That great sucking sound from 1914-1917 was the noise made by European wealth being relocated from London/Paris/Berlin to New York. Some scholars even argue that the United States’ paramount concern was the huge debts owed by London and Paris, and a loss by them would invalidate the debts and cause panic in the U.S. economy. However, I believe there is a certain level of propinquity with England, due to a common language and history, and it was inevitable that we would ally with the U.K. Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus | |||
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| Ammoholic |
^^^ Read it too quickly, oops. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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| Non-Miscreant |
And if I were being asked, I would tell you it was the day 48 years ago when my wife got married. Any other date might cause my instant demise. So the answer is my wife's anniversary. Its not really mine, no one ever bought me a steak dinner on that day. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
June 6 was the day I swore in as an Ensign, USNR, 50 years ago, actually. Almost no high schoolers remember that, either. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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As sad as it is to say, many of the younger generation doesn't even know about Desert Storm, Panama or Grenada. Heck half of the young troops in my old unit had no idea. One E-1 replied that he knew because he saw it on the history channel. As one of the members stated, school do not cover these famous dates/battles in history classes like they used. | |||
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Green Mountain Boy |
I'm 34 and know all about it. I'm self taught though, not sure if they covered it in school, I can't remember. !~God Bless the U.S. Military~! If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off Light travels faster than sound, this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak | |||
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