The 140,414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion, preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy, inherent in confederations, which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sovereign states, and to the liberties of their people.

the history of both the League of Nations and the United Nations demonstrates that.

Sam Rayburn is one of the greatest American public figures in the history of our country and I consider that I have been singly honored in the privilege of knowing Sam Rayburn and sharing with him the rights and obligations of a Member of the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States.

April 10 marked a memorable date in New York's musical history -- indeed in the musical history of the entire eastern United States.

And in the dark days after the Great Flood of 1927 -- the worst natural disaster in the state's history -- the little plane was its sole replacement in carrying the United States mails.

His reference to ' discredited carcass ' or ' tattered remains ' of the president's leadership is an insult to the man who led our forces to victory in the greatest war in all history, to the man who was twice elected overwhelmingly by the American people as president of the United States, and who has been the symbol to the world of the peace-loving intentions of the free nations.

* 1896 – Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in world history ( 09: 00 to 09: 45 ) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

* 1910 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.

* 1857 – The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.

The buyout, secretly negotiated by Charles M. Schwab ( no relation to Charles R. Schwab ), was the largest such industrial takeover in United States history to date.

Category: Cultural history of the United States

Stephen Breyer, a U. S. Supreme Court Justice since 1994, divides the history of administrative law in the United States into six discrete periods, according to his book, Administrative Law & Regulatory Policy ( 3d Ed., 1992 ):

On December 13, 2001, George W. Bush gave Russia notice of the United States ' withdrawal from the treaty, in accordance with the clause that required six months ' notice before terminating the pact — the first time in recent history that the United States has withdrawn from a major international arms treaty.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( ANCSA ) was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 23, 1971, the largest land claims settlement in United States history.

The owner of textfiles. com, Jason Scott, also produced BBS: The Documentary, a DVD film that chronicles the history of the BBS and features interviews with well-known people ( mostly from the United States ) from the heyday BBS era.

* Baby Scoop Era, a period in United States history from the end of World War II to 1972

The history of baseball in the United States can be traced to the 18th century, when amateurs played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using improvised equipment.

Notable bishops in United Methodist history include Coke, Asbury, Richard Whatcoat, Philip William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, Jacob Albright, John Seybert, Matthew Simpson, John S. Stamm, William Ragsdale Cannon, Marjorie Matthews, Leontine T. Kelly, William B. Oden, Ntambo Nkulu Ntanda, Joseph Sprague, William Henry Willimon, and Thomas Bickerton.

Early in the history of the college, there had been some hesitancy on the part of other institutions to accept BJC credits at face value, but by the 1960s, BJU alumni were being accepted by most of the major graduate and professional schools in the United States.

In recent history, born again is a term that has been widely associated with the evangelical Christian renewal since the late 1960s, first in the United States and then later around the world.

He also served as a Nazi spy in the United States and, in 1941, he was caught by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) in the largest espionage case in U. S. history: The Duquesne Spy Ring.

It grossed US $ 128 million in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film in American history.

The population of the Cayman Islands reflects its status as a British overseas territory, its history as a former dependency of Jamaica, and its present financial partnerships with the United States and other countries.

With justified bitterness the author speaks of `` what seems to me to have been an inexcusable body of ignorance about the nature of the Russian Communist movement, about the history of its diplomacy, about what had happened in the purges, and about what had been going on in Poland and the Baltic States ''.

The shared Spanish language, Catholic faith, close contact with their political homeland ( Mexico ) to the south, a history of labor segregation, ethnic exclusion and racial discrimination encourage a united Chicano or Mexican folkloric tradition in the United States.

In the history of colonialism, ( i. e., the form of imperialism in which the government of the colony is run directly by foreigners ), the educational and media systems of many Third World countries have been set up as replicas of those in Britain, France, or the United States and carry their values.

Furthermore, the history of a number of ongoing experiments in multiculturalism, such as in the European Union, India, South Africa, Canada and the United States, suggests that workable, if not perfected, integrative models exist.

* Oral history interview with Mike Busha, a member of the 6th Marine Division during the Battle of Okinawa from the Veterans History Project at Central Connecticut State University

After graduating from Loyola High School in Towson, Maryland, Ryan attended Boston College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics ( with a strong minor in history ) and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps ( via NROTC ).

Brest ’ s history has always been linked to the sea: the Académie de Marine ( Naval Academy ) was founded in 1752 in this city as well as the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle was built there.

The Royal Marines illustrious history and prowess in battle have earned the Corp great renown and close international ties with allied marine forces, particularly the United States Marine Corps and the Netherlands Marine Corps / Korps Mariniers.

Its base was ( and remains ) in Wapping High Street and it is now known as the Marine Support Unit .< ref >< cite > History of the Marine Support Unit ( Met ) accessed 24 January 2007 </ cite ></ ref > The Thames Police Museum, dedicated to the history of the Marine Police Force, is currently housed within the headquarters of the Marine Support Unit, and is open to the public by appointment.

Aldeburgh Carnival takes place annually in August, with a continuous history dating back to at least 1892 and possibly as far back as 1832 when " Ye Olde Marine Regatta " was mentioned.

The episode " Call of Silence " ( 2004 ) in NCISs season 2 references the film and a documentary as shared background to Marine history and legacy.

Lt. Gen. Puller is one of the most decorated U. S. Marines if not the most decorated U. S. Marine in Marine Corps history.

Colonel Puller would lead the 1st Marines into the protracted battle on Peleliu, one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history during September and October 1944, action where he was awarded his first Legion of Merit.

Twice during World War I the division was commanded by US Marine Corps generals, Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen and Major General John A. Lejeune ( after whom the Marine Corps Camp in North Carolina is named ), the only time in U. S. Military history when Marine Corps officers commanded an Army division.

* Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum – showcasing the city's rich history in rail and water transportation and its role in the growth of Ontario.

Visitors can learn about the city's history by visiting museums such as the H. Lee White Marine Museum, The Richardson-Bates House, and Fort Ontario.

Nesbitt, who also founded the Marine Museum and wrote various books about the city's history, died on August 2, 2009 at the age of 84.

* The Hostage Rescue Attempt as remembered by a Marine who was off Iran for that mission, with history leading up to the crisis, the events of that time of Crisis including the Soviet takeover of Afghanistan, and the Rescue Mission

Fry was an American history teacher and assistant football coach at Odessa High School for a year in 1951 before joining the U. S. Marine Corps in 1952.

One of the units that continually bakes hardtack for living history is the USS Tahoma Marine Guard Infantry of the Washington State Civil War Association.

Smedley Darlington Butler ( July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940 ) was a Major General in the U. S. Marine Corps, an outspoken critic of U. S. military adventurism, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U. S. history.