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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has produced “America’s 250th Celebration for Business Playbook,” designed to help businesses, chambers of commerce and other organizations celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. According to the Foundation, businesses are...
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In mid-August 1814, Secretary of State James Monroe, accompanied by a group of twenty-five cavalry men set out to assess whether British troops might attack the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. France and Britain were already at war when the United States...
| 250 Seconds
During a time when the form of dress signaled wealth, linage and sophistication, gentlemen of status typically wore a three-piece ensemble consisting of a long fitted coat, waistcoat, and knee-breeches, crafted from fine wool, velvet, silk brocades or...
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Initiated by Hawaii 250, participate in the “Spirit of America,” when the Declaration of Independence will be read aloud across the United States and its Territories 250 years after its first public reading on July 8, 1776. The designated time in the Pacific Time...
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Design and complete a time capsule, reflecting present day Orange County, the United States and your business, community, family and others…. include items about you, your company, your family, your city…. and the issues in our time. Set the opening of the capsule...
