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This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganNov 7-13, 2022 November 71805 - Lewis and Clark first view the Pacific Ocean. The Corps of Discovery left...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganOct 31-Nov 6, 2022 October 311846 - The Donner party, unable to cross the Sierra Nevada pass, constructs a...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganOct. 24-30, 2022 October 241861 - The first transcontinental telegram is sent, leading to the end of the Pony...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganOct 17-23, 2022 October 171888 - The first issue of "National Geographic Magazine" is released at newsstands. It cost...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganOct 10-16, 2022 October 101845 - The Naval School (now the U.S. Naval Academy) opens in Annapolis, Maryland. It...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganOct 3-9, 2022 October 31789 - George Washington proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day will be on November 26th....

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganSept 26-Oct 2, 2022 September 261789 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first U.S. Secretary of State. Jefferson served...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganSept 19-25, 2022 September 191778 - The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the U.S.1928 - Mickey Mouse...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganSept 12-18, 2022 September 121776 - Nathan Hale, recruited by George Washington, slips behind enemy lines on Long Island,...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Ronald ReaganSept 5-11, 2022 September 51774- The Continental Congress assembles for the first time in Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia with...