Happy Birthday, America!
We turn 250 years old today!
Eloise has been flipping through images
of American timelines for the last week.
I like this one the best as it is represented
by a winding path.
The most epic journeys are never in a straight line.
I've also been taking US History quizzes
to test my knowledge.
Check this one out--
it moves fast
and has multiple choices.
This might be fun to pull up at you picnic.
This next one is really good if you have 12 minutes.
It is an old Jeopardy episode with our beloved game show host
Alex Trebek.
It was so great to hear his voice again.
What an interesting man he would have been
to have at your dinner party!
This quiz is referred to as the Eras Tour
of American history.
If you want to skip ahead to your special interest,
here are the Eras categories.
00:00 - The Revolutionary War
01:09 - The Civil War
02:18 - Reconstruction
03:19 - The Gilded Age
04:39 - The Roaring ‘20s
05:52 - World War II: The Home Front
07:01 - The Civil Rights Movement
08:08 - The ‘70s
09:18 - It Was the 90’s
10:17 - Remember the 2000s?
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Since we mentioned the Eras Tour,
Eloise would be remiss without
congratulating Taylor and Travis!
As time marches on,
we are on a windy road of development.
Below is the briefest of image walks
to illustrate how much can change in 50 years.
Take it from a 55 year old writer.
1776
1800s
1900s
(Cousins--Grandma O was born in 1900)
1950s
2000
2026
Happy birthday, America!
We all are responsible for carrying the American inheritance forward.
Reflect on how YOU can do YOUR part
in following the wise words,
which I believe are
the finest guidance ever written
for a human society:
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are
Life,
Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
Enjoy pursuing your happy.
Eloise
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