George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation -- New York, 3 October 1789

"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be--That we may then all unite …

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How North Carolina got its reputation for moderation in the civil rights era

As you may know, North Carolina was thought to be a moderate southern state during the fifties and sixties.

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A Brief History of Pie

They're simple, they're American and come Thanksgiving, everybody saves room for them. But the pies we know today are a fairly recent addition to a history that goes back as long as mankind has had dough to bake into a crust and stuff to put inside it.

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9/11: The Unofficial Story (CBC documentary)

Eight years after 9/11, why are doubts growing about the official record of that day?

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What's the Score? American History and Thanksgiving Facts Quiz

See how you do on these two quizzes: US History Quiz Today is Thanksgiving in the US, the annual holiday where families sit down and give thanks to God for helping the pilgrims survive their first winter in America – and to help celebrate this joyous occasion, Michael O'Mara …

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Bazooka Vespa

The Vespa 150 TAP is an Italian Vespa scooter modified to transport a M20 75 mm recoilless rifle, which was used in the 1950s by the French Airborne Forces.

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Wikileaks publishes 570,000 messages capturing chaos of 9/11

The mental and emotional storm that struck America on 11 September 2001 with the attacks on New York and Washington has been recreated with the release of more than half a million pager messages sent on that day.

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'Poliwood' and 'By The People: The Election of Barack Obama': Two documentaries that are going to make Glenn Beck's eyes bleed

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