Showing posts with label Ulysses S. Grant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ulysses S. Grant. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Lucy Hayes, the Turf Protection Act and Brief History of the Easter Egg Roll at the White House

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According to whitehouse.gov , some historians claim that Dolley Madison originally suggested the idea of a public egg roll on White House ...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Great Depression and the Thanksgiving Day Date-Change Fiasco

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So did you know that in 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to move Thanksgiving Day forward by a week? Rather than allow the ho...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Ulysses S. Grant, the Transcontinental Railroad, and Santa Fe Broiled Sage Hen

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After the Civil War, peace between the North and South made it possible for the nation’s first Transcontinental Railroad to be completed....
Friday, January 30, 2015

Ulysses S. Grant, the Transcontinental Railroad, and Santa Fe Broiled Sage Hen

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After the Civil War, peace between the North and South made it possible for the nation’s first Transcontinental Railroad to be completed....
Monday, December 2, 2013

Ulysses S. Grant's Second Inaugural Ball

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The menu for Ulysses S. Grant’s second Inaugural Ball reflects the opulence of the Gilded Age. A New York Times article dated March 5, 18...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

Ulysses S. Grant, the Transcontinental Railroad, and Santa Fe Broiled Sage Hen

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After the Civil War, peace between the North and South made it possible for the nation’s first Transcontinental Railroad to be completed....
Monday, March 21, 2011

Ulysses S. Grant, the Transcontinental Railroad, and "Santa Fe Sage Broiled Hen"

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After the Civil War, peace between the North and South made it possible for the nation’s first Transcontinental Railroad to be completed. ...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Ulysses S. Grant's Second Inaugural Ball

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The menu for Ulysses S. Grant’s second Inaugural Ball reflects the opulence of the Gilded Age. A New York Times article dated March 5, 18...