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Let the shopping frenzy begin. Thanksgiving Day. What are you thankful for this year? Was it the year you thought it would be?
Did fun or interesting things happen to you...
Pretty embarrassing for a Political Science graduate, but as I was searching the studio calendar for our next holiday it dawned on me that I didn't really know my history. Never too late to learn!
Did you know that the 13th amendment, the one which abolished slavery, was not officially ratified in the state of Mississipi until 2013? The century-and-a-half-over-due ratification took place this month due to a man from India, Dr. Ranjan Batra, and the blockbuster Lincoln.
If its portrait of him is accurate, then Abraham Lincoln would have loved Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln.' The film is exactly like the man at its center: thoughtful and talkative, equally adept at spinning tales and navigating the murky waters of backroom politics. It suggests that well before Ronald Reagan, our 16th President was truly our nation's Great Communicator.
Pretty embarrassing for a Political Science graduate, but as I was searching the studio calendar for our next holiday it dawned on me that I didn't really know my history. Never too late to learn!