Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
A story from the book upon which the old movie “The Bridge on the River Quai” was based, is telling. The Irish Republican Army had a ‘buddy’ system called ‘The Mucker System.’ In this system soldiers agreed to ‘muck’ someone else. That meant the other person was more important than ones self –
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 11, 2007
June 30 to July 4, 1870 Natchez vs Robert E. Lee Steamboat Race
Two different captains raced from Natchez, Mississippi to St. Louis, MO. On the boat called the Natchez they carried cargo and passengers. It was actually the faster of the two steamboats. On the other boat, called the Robert E.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not graven only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and,
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