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To: KLP who wrote (95155)3/19/2005 11:41:19 PM
From: Sarkie  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 225578
 
I find it absolutely fascinating.
It also gives you a great lesson in history.



To: KLP who wrote (95155)3/20/2005 8:43:18 AM
From: country bob  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 225578
 
Actually, there was a mass emigration of Irish EVERY time there was a potato famine. The Germans have been migrating here for so long that when our founding fathers voted on our national language, English won out by one vote over German. Baron Von Steuben is credited with turning Washington's troops from a militia into an disciplined army.