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Post by Owen on Aug 31, 2018 3:41:31 GMT
1 ~~~ Awesome America ~~~ Celebrating America! ~ Fun Facts • Stunning Photos • Travel Info for all 50 States
~ ~ United States of America
Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776
Capital: Washington, District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
Origin of Name: the feminine version of the Latin name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. in Latin, the other continents' names were all feminine.
National Nicknames: the U.S. • USA • the U.S. of A. • the States • America • Uncle Sam
National Mottos: E Pluribus Unum (Out Of Many, One) • In God We Trust
National Pledge: Pledge of Allegience
Government: Federal Constitutional Republic
National Songs: America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) • America the Beautiful • Battle Hymn of the Republic • God Bless America • God Bless the USA • Hail to the Chief • Over There • Grand Ole Flag • Yankee Doodle Boy
National March: Stars and Stripes Forever
National Holidays: Christmas, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day
National Heroes: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln (Presidents), Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams (Patriots), Martin Luther King Jr. (Civil Rights Leader), Rev. Billy Graham (Evangelist). See individual States pages for more!
~ awesomeamerica.com/
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