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“My country ‘tis of thee.’

Ging Cui, Wong Fook, and Lee Shao are three of the eight Chinese workers who put the last rail in place to complete the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.

They are shown above at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the event in Ogden, Utah.

Girls.

A carnival barker introduces ‘peep show’


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“My country ‘tis of thee.’

US Marines evacuate Afghan civilians at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2021.

Time lapse.

Left: John Wayne (Marion Morrison) as an offensive tackle/guard for the USC Trojans, 1925.

Right: John Wayne


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‘My country ‘tis of thee.’

An Afghan child, wrapped in the jacket of Airman First Class Nicolas Baron, sleeps on the cargo floor of a US Air Force transport aircraft during an evacuation flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2021.

The Trump administration is considering sending ...


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Home sweet home.

Early 1900s.

Imagine it in the winter.

How to have fun.

Traveling entertainers, with snakes, a guitar and a mandolin, c. 1900.

What else do you need?

Girls.

A little girl and her doll, late 1800s.

Boys.

Trenton, New Jersey, boys set up pins in the b...


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Home sweet home.

Mom and the boys make music, late 1800s.

Girls.

Telephone operators, 1921.

Boys.

Marching in the Memorial Day parade, 1902.

On this date.

On April 23, 1861, Robert E. Lee accepted the command of Virginia’s state military forces.

He had resigned his commission in the


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