" These words from "The Star Spangled Banner" are familiar to nearly every American, but the war that gave rise to them is often-times forgotten. ... On the other hand, the U.S. did prove victorious in a few battles, including the Battle of Baltimore in 1814 and the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. ... He couldn't believe that the fort's flag was still flying at the end of the battle and later wrote a poem called "The Star-Spangled Banner," which was set to the tune of an English drinking song. ... On January 8, 1815, unaware that peace had already been made, British forces mount...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt stepped in with his New Deal in hopes of bringing the US into more prosperous times. ... With the election of Roosevelt came the New Deal. ... The biggest radio star of the 30s was Orson Welles. ... His 1938 radio version of War of the Worlds by English author H. ... The most popular film star of the 1930's was Shirley Temple. ...

• Word Count: 1986
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With those words, Kennedy launched a new era of space exploration in the United States. ... The new era promised much, but expected little. From USA's struggle to be the dominant world power in the Cold War Era, to the careless depletion of natural resources in the Information Age, space exploration and astronauts were and will be the real keys to the new millennium and beyond. ... John Glenn, the first American in orbit on the Friendship 7 flight, was a pilot of over ninety missions in the Korean War (Kramer, 18). Chosen for his experience as well as his bravery in the war, he rose to th...

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In 1870 Bartholdi changed careers temporarily, becoming a major in the French army during the Franco-Prussian war. ... Same thing in New York, when they tried to raise half that, but it was rejected by the governor. It seemed as if the project was doomed to failure, because American people outside of New York insisted that it was actually New York's statue, so that citizens would have to pay for it. ... His design was an 89 foot high pedestal that would be on top of a concrete foundation, which was on top of the 11 point star shaped Fort Wood. ... Soon, "Lady Liberty" began to rise ove...

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• Grade Level: High School