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What Happened Today?

Ever wonder "what happened in history today"? Well, I went ahead and looked some up! :) Here are some events, births, etc. that happened on September 14th. I thought this would be fun and I hope you enjoy it! :)
In 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" today.



1879: Margaret Sanger, the "outspoken early twentieth-century advocate for birth control." was born







In 1972 today, the "Waltons" TV show premiered.






1901: President McKinley died from infected gunshot wounds.




1959 Soviet probe reaches the moon.





In 1948 today, ground was broken in New York City for the United Nations' world headquarters.




1964, Walt Disney is awarded "The Medal of Freedom" at the White House.





2005: a federal judge in San Fransisco, declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional.


Well, I hope that was interesting! :)
-Sarah

See If You're On This List! :)

Hey guys! This is Rachel. I bored myself almost to death this morning with that award post. Sounded so arrogant to do a whole post on that. So now I'm going to do something fun. I will guess one thing about each of our followers, and you each leave a comment and tell me if I'm right! :)

Leanna: You have never been to the West Coast
Micah: You don't like lemons or lemonade
Nana: Your first thought on seeing our blog was, "These girls are strange"
Jo March: You like to get dressed in a costume and wander about in the woods
Merriette: You often get writer's cramp
Ashley: You have never worn rubber boots under a hoopskirt
Brooke: You are more likely to read a blog post if it has an interesting title
Graham Donahue: You wish you knew how to play the banjo
Melissa Ozee: You don't think the color pink looks good on you
Miss Zara: You would rather watch a movie than read a book
The Butler Girls: You two would like to switch eye color
Maddie: You don't like the name "Eudora" ;)
Shaina: You sing in the shower
Anna: You take pictures with your camera every day
Jessica: You don't like leaving comments on blogs
Abigail: You would rather have a black horse than any cute donkey ;)
Hannah: You've never worn checkered converse shoes for 2 hours
Elizabeth: You would rather dance than sing
Elisa Abele: If you could play guitar or flute, you'd choose guitar
Oliver: You never did like the ducks you all released
Katie: If you were given a million dollars, you'd spend a bit to buy a mustang
Matthew: You were slightly sad about leaving your beach house
The King's Daughter: You would kill me if I named by daughter "Eileen" even though it's a pretty way to spell it
Elliott: You follow some blogs, but don't read them often
Morgan: You have held Peace Mary Adele Fuhrmann 3 times since going up there
Daniel: You like sharp things ;)
Bailey Rose: You would like to have a twin
Alaina: If you had to go bungee jumping or on the Griffin at Busch Gardens, you'd choose the Griffin.

Okay! There you go! Leave us a comment and tell us whether I was right or not! (I don't know what possessed me to do that! :) -Rachel