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The English word "alligator" is derived from the Spanish phrase "el lagarto," which translates to "the lizard". Early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida (1600s) used this term to describe the large reptiles they encountered.
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@peoplepowerunited.bsky.social🔥 Democracy is strongest when people refuse to surrender their voice. Stay informed, get involved, and join us to build people power.
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@tfpl.orgJoin us Oct. 7th at 7 PM for a look at how the movement west grew from the original American ideals, with a focus on the Oregon Trail and what it looked - and still looks - like in Idaho. Presented by Librarian and Historian Jennifer Hills. #TwinFalls #Idaho #Library #America250 #OregonTrail
@peoplepowerunited.bsky.socialđź—˝ America belongs to all of us. When ordinary people organize, participate, speak up, and care for one another, democracy grows stronger. Join us to build people power.
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@thiswas.news#ThisWasNews three months ago:
House Democrats accuse Trump of 'hijacking' America's 250th birthday for his own gain.
#America250 #HouseDemocrats #Trump
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@univpressofkansas.bsky.social👉Only a few more days to save 50% off the Legal History Collection! Click here to start shopping today: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/americas-250/
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@wyomingpublicmedia.bsky.socialWyoming’s History Through Listeners’ Eyes
Wyoming Public Media’s Photo Contest
October 2nd- 30th, Sweetwater County Historical Museum
https://ow.ly/8ExB50ZTb47
#SweetwaterCountyHistoricalMuseum #Wyoming250 #America250 #JessicaFlock
@bfworld.bsky.socialJohn Adams in Amsterdam. Benjamin Franklin in Paris. Two founders, two diplomatic styles, one template. And a gap between vision and reality that tells us everything about how the Revolution actually worked. Discover the Model Treaty.
@rplsdotcom.bsky.socialICYMI: #WitnessCorner #america250 #CrazyHorse #NSPS #nsrs Surveyors Mark America 250 at Mount Rushmore
@thiswas.news#ThisWasNews three months ago:
House Democrats accuse Trump of 'hijacking' America's 250th birthday for his own gain.
#America250 #HouseDemocrats #Trump
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@rplsdotcom.bsky.socialNSPS America 250 at Mount Rushmore, Oct 18–20 — anyone going? #NSPS #America250 #MountRushmore #Deadwood #SouthDakota
@mayarockeymoore.bsky.socialWhat does it really mean to belong?
Belonging goes beyond citizenship. It means **participation, protection, representation, opportunity, and voice.**
As America marks 250 years, *RAGEism* asks: **Who still struggles to fully access them?**
@statelibraryofks.bsky.socialOctober's Kansas 250 Bookshelf is offered in a spooky season's spirit with Horror, Murder & Suspense! Every book on the #Kansas250 Bookshelf was written by a fellow Kansan or about Kansas. library.ks.gov/KS250/October
@travelks.bsky.social #America250 #KSleg #October #Read
@honeckmischa.bsky.socialWer ĂĽber #America250 reflektiert, kann ĂĽber die BĂĽrgerrechtsbewegung nicht schweigen. Unsere Podiumsdiksussion in Hamburg:
@qplnyc.bsky.socialIn a follow-up to Citizenship & Constitution Day, here are members of the QPL staff, including our President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott, reading the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution in eight different languages.
@bfworld.bsky.socialIn December 1777, a Continental colonel struck a drunk British prisoner with his sword. The wound was minor.Â
A British general called it a plot to murder prisoners, and demanded a court-martial.Â
Hear the story in ep 451.
@qplnyc.bsky.socialLearn More & Join Us at Ridgewood Library on Thursday, October 1st at 6PM! #America250
@stolenrelations.bsky.social(1/4) On this day in history, 296 years ago, a collection of seven representatives of the Cherokee nation traveled to London, England, to meet with King George II and form an alliance referred to as the Articles of Agreement. #Indigenoushistory #Indigenous #Cherokeehistory #Cherokee #America250
@candidlytara.bsky.socialIowa is sending about 120 National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C. for a six-month America250-related mission. #Iowa #IowaNews #NationalGuard #America250 #TaxpayerMoney