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April 19: Freedom’s Birthday
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Posted on 04/19/2006 6:51:32 AM PDT by Irontank
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To: TonyRo76
It's called Rodbreaker, for the number of ramrods my husband broke the first year he had it. I have one called Longneedle...an early Virginia style instead of a Lancaster.
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posted on
04/19/2006 10:33:08 AM PDT
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: hedgetrimmer
They celebrate it on the closest Monday so they have a three-day weekend. Seriously.
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posted on
04/19/2006 10:38:58 AM PDT
by
ReagansRaiders
(Unofficial George Allen for President online store -- www.cafepress.com/georgeallen2008)
To: Irontank
I graduated from the Police Academy one year ago today. The anniversary of both Patriot's day and the O.K.C. bombing.
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posted on
04/19/2006 11:13:49 AM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(Hey liberals, you be straight trippin. I get paid to get in your business.)
To: hedgetrimmer
It's one of those "let's change a holiday to a long weekend and not break up the work week" things; like why Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday became President's Day and became a Monday.
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posted on
04/19/2006 11:19:57 AM PDT
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RonF
To: Conservababe
Hm. I was born and raised in Franklin, Massachusetts, and lived there during the 50's, 60's and 70's, and I do not remember ever hearing the phrase "Militia Day".
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posted on
04/19/2006 11:33:03 AM PDT
by
RonF
To: RonF
When I was a child I liked this because of the longer weekend. As an adult, I think that it 'cheapens' the meaning of the (any) holiday. Instead of standing on its own, it becomes part of the weekend and more easily ignored. Thank GOD that Independence Day has been kept on the 4th! I'll not mention the other 2 that are not so 'Officially Adjusted' as a test of the reader's abilities.
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posted on
04/19/2006 11:36:03 AM PDT
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SES1066
(Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
To: RonF
I am not from Mass. I reside in Missouri.
To: Irontank
" April 19: Freedom’s Birthday" November 1910 we gave it back!
"Every effort has been made by the Federal Reserve Board to conceal its powers, but the truth is...the Fed (Federal Reserve System) has usurped the government. It controls everything here in the congress and it controls all our foreign relations. It makes and breaks governments at will."
- Louis McFadden (1876-1936), ex-Chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency
To: SES1066
Christmas and New Year's Day?
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posted on
04/19/2006 12:00:43 PM PDT
by
RonF
To: Clemenza
Happy Birthday young man :)
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posted on
04/19/2006 12:05:33 PM PDT
by
angcat
(I don't wish to be argumentive, but I disagree with the Islamic belief that I should be killed.)
To: angcat
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posted on
04/19/2006 12:15:40 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Amor de mi Vida, Donde Estas?)
To: RonF
[Blush] ... err, make that 2 of the 3 Non-Adjusted. The 3rd is Thanksgiving Thursday. While very many take the Friday that follows off, it is NOT a Federal Holiday. All of the rest have been adjusted except for Labor Day which is officially tied to the 1st Monday in September and has been since inception.
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04/19/2006 3:03:27 PM PDT
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SES1066
(Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
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To: TonyRo76
Most of the military weapons were smooth bore at this time, brown besses, and similar weapons, and not rifled, but still, long rifles are mighty fun.
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posted on
04/19/2006 5:59:26 PM PDT
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Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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