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Issue Date: 

July 26, 2008

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August 1,  2008

This Week In Politics

July 25, 1952 Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.

Link 2 Puerto Rico

July 27, 1804 The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President. 

Link 2 The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

July 28, 1866 The metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States. 

Link 2 The metric system

Link 1 North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)

Link 2 North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)

August 1, 1975 The Helsinki accords pledged the signatory nations to respect human rights. 

Link 1 The Helsinki accords

Link 2 The Helsinki accords

Today's Weather

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Today's Headlines

This Weeks History Page

Historical events for this week in 

News  Sports  Entertainment  and  Politics 

with links to pages about them!

This week in history we Time Travel  from 

Bugs Bunny made his official debut

to

The Helsinki accords

 This Weeks Recipe and Ingredient Page

This Week Feature

Yellow Perch

Quote of the week!

"Indecision may or may not be my problem."

~~ Jimmy Buffett

Total History Events and Links

Historical event from throughout the year and links to pages about them!

Ingredient Descriptions

Past Ingredients from throughout the year !

2005 Recipes by Dates

Experience recipes published in 2005 

2006 Recipes by Dates

Experience recipes published in 2006 

2007 Recipes by Dates

Experience recipes published in 2007 

2008 Recipes by Dates

Experience recipes published in 2008 

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