American Civilization

June 16 is a historic day for California.  Today same sex couples will be able to be legally married.  Many counties will begin issuing marriage licenses today and some same-sex weddings will be held around the state starting this evening.
 

There have been many different reactions to the legalization of same -sex weddings in California [...]

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Robert Kennedy died.  That was 26 hours after he was shot in Los Angeles, California.  He had just won the California primary in his bid to become the Democratic Party nominee for the presidency when he was assassinated.
 
Let’s hope history does NOT repeat itself.  When I listened to people’s responses to the elevation of Barack [...]

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Finally! It looks like there’s a Democratic nominee for this November’s race for the American presidency. According to NPR,
“Obama reached the milestone as polls closed in South Dakota, which, along with Montana, were the last two states to hold nominating contests in a process that began in Iowa in January. Obama was projected [...]

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