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238 Years Later...
13 Oct 2013 19:45 #1
by otisptoadwater
The birth of America's Navy is inextricably tied to the birth of the nation.
In late 1775, the original 13 colonies were embroiled in open rebellion with Britain over perceived unfair taxation, lack of equal representation in Parliament and oppressive authority over the colonists. Britain had superiority at sea, and the mother country intended to use it to stymie American coastal trade and attack settlements.
Read more: http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/happy-birthday-navy-recruiting-posters-through-the-years-1.246492
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
238 Years Later... was created by otisptoadwater
The birth of America's Navy is inextricably tied to the birth of the nation.
In late 1775, the original 13 colonies were embroiled in open rebellion with Britain over perceived unfair taxation, lack of equal representation in Parliament and oppressive authority over the colonists. Britain had superiority at sea, and the mother country intended to use it to stymie American coastal trade and attack settlements.
Read more: http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/happy-birthday-navy-recruiting-posters-through-the-years-1.246492
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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