A few months ago, I wrote about the extent to which PowerPoint has permeated the military in the United States, and how many people, including high-ranking officers, believe that it has gotten out of hand. Well, it appears that PowerPoint has friends in high places. Standard operating procedure is to send everything that you have.

Lady Liberty Symbolizes All That’s Right about the United States in a Uniquely Powerful Way. This year, in the weeks before 9/11, I started to think about what I believe is the most powerful symbol of all that is right about the United States, not just for Americans but for people around the world. As Dan Aykroyd and co.

1776     Continental Congress changed the name from the United Colonies to the United States. 1850     California was admitted to the US as the 31st state. 2001     September 11th, 2001 changed from a mere date on the calendar … to become 9/11 in our collective national memory.  Augustine, Florida.