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American History

The White House Rose Garden

When President Kennedy asked gifted horticulturalist, Bunny Mellon, to redesign the Rose Garden, Mrs. Mellon hesitated. She did not have an advanced degree.

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What she did have was tremendous talent.

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Learn more here.

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Image credits here. Bibliography here.

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The New York Yankees
Building a Brilliant Brand

When Jacob Ruppert bought the NY Yankees in 1914, the team was languishing in the bottom of the League. Ruppert transformed the Yankees into the world's most valuable sport franchise.

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How did he do it?

 

What can we learn from him?

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The Founding of Washington, DC

I'd always thought Congress had chosen to establish America's capitol on the banks of the Potomac River in honor of George Washington.

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As you'll see, nothing could be farther from the truth. The story started with a band of soldiers

marching to Philadelphia to demand their back pay from Congress at gunpoint.  

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America's Star-Spangled Banner
America's flag didn't always have stars and stripes and it wasn't always called "the star-spangled banner."

Our flag got that great nickname one memorable
night in Baltimore harbor.

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The Statue of Liberty

Her official name is Liberty Enlightening the World but we all know her as the Statue of Liberty - a beacon of freedom who has awed

countless Americans, immigrants and visitors.

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Whose idea was she? Who built her? What is she meant to represent? Let's find out!

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Learn more here.

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