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America's Brightest Moments?

Posted on 11/13/2012 5:02:49 PM PST by MNDude

In you opinion, what were America's five greatest or brightest moments?


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1 posted on 11/13/2012 5:02:51 PM PST by MNDude
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To: MNDude
December 5, 1933.

I'll have to get back to you on the other four.

2 posted on 11/13/2012 5:06:02 PM PST by skeeter
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To: MNDude

The moon landing


3 posted on 11/13/2012 5:07:28 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: MNDude

The winning of our independence
The writing of the Constitution
Defeating the Nazis and the Japanese
Landing on the Moon
Reagan’s collapsing of the Soviet Union


4 posted on 11/13/2012 5:10:46 PM PST by Third Person (I'm in my prime.)
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To: MNDude

July 29, 1969.
Wining WWI
Wining WWII
Signing the Declaration of Independence
Wining the Revolutionary War


5 posted on 11/13/2012 5:12:54 PM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Our military does not kill babies, those that commit abortion kill babies.)
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To: Third Person

Now that’s a FIRST CLASS list for someone named “Third Person”. Good answers!


6 posted on 11/13/2012 5:13:09 PM PST by tsowellfan (Allen West for Speaker!)
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To: MNDude
1. Declaration of Independence

2. Writing the Constitution

3. The Age of Inventions and Discovery (including the railroads, the first oil wells, Edison, The Wright Brothers, modern medicine, etc.)

4. Victory in WWII

5. Reaganomics and victory over socialists and communists (temporary but memorable).

Thanks for the memories, U.S. of A. Hello, Ameritopia.

7 posted on 11/13/2012 5:13:45 PM PST by rfp1234 (Arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon.)
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To: Third Person
Dang you are good!

; )

Declaration of Indpendence
The formation of the Untied States of America governed by the Constitution
Surviving the Civil War as one country
WW2 (from D-Day, the dropping of atom bombs, VE and VJ days and all those amazing battles)
Tear Down this Wall

8 posted on 11/13/2012 5:14:04 PM PST by Chgogal (Obama murdered the SEALs.They "were hung out to dry, basically exposed like a set of dog balls,...")
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To: MNDude

The 1st Constitutional Convention
Winning WW I
Winning WW II
Mercury (John Glenn)
The election of Ronald Reagan

The worst:
The abandonment of Vietnam (we would have won)
The taking of Vera Cruz (to no discernible end)
The election of FDR
The election of carter
the election of obozo (that should count twice)


9 posted on 11/13/2012 5:14:13 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Here comes bama claus here comes bama claus left down bama claus lane!)
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To: MNDude
September 17, 1787

January 1, 1863

December 17, 1903

September 17, 1787

Ok, whos FR's resident history major?

10 posted on 11/13/2012 5:14:43 PM PST by skeeter
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To: MNDude

I would say 4 of them in no particular order are, the winning of the revolutionary war and subsequent constitution, winning WWII, the moon landing, the end of slavery.


11 posted on 11/13/2012 5:16:19 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Chgogal
Surviving the Civil War as one country

So we can all become socialists together.

F Lincoln.

12 posted on 11/13/2012 5:16:29 PM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: skeeter
September 17, 1787

January 1, 1863

December 17, 1903

August 21, 1959

13 posted on 11/13/2012 5:16:37 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Third Person
Reagan’s collapsing of the Soviet Union

That's a good one.
14 posted on 11/13/2012 5:18:11 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: MNDude

The Declaration of Independence
Victory at Valley Forge
April 1865
WWII victory
Ronald Reagan’s victory


16 posted on 11/13/2012 5:22:35 PM PST by Nifster
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To: skeeter

when you sober up maybe....geeeez


17 posted on 11/13/2012 5:23:16 PM PST by Nifster
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To: MNDude

April 12, 1861


18 posted on 11/13/2012 5:23:16 PM PST by Sporke (USS Iowa BB-61)
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To: MNDude
Only 5? Here's 10 off the top of my head. (yes, I looked up the dates)

November 11 1620

Jul 8 1741

April 19 1775

July 4 1776

May 14 1804

May 10 1869

June 6 1944

Jul 20 1969

November 8 1976

January 20 1981

19 posted on 11/13/2012 5:24:10 PM PST by abishai
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki....oh, wait - you don’t mean that kind of bright...


20 posted on 11/13/2012 5:25:04 PM PST by bigbob
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