it is a leap year I think
Horace Mann was an American education reformer and a politician who was dedicated to promoting public education. He believed that for the survival of democracy people needed to be active and get education in order to become active citizen. According to him education was an important institution for Americans since educated citizens participate in the government and keep democracy alive.
The Goldmen are more believable because they experienced it
US had a number of Acquisitions. These are: Louisiana Purchase, Florida, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Alaska, Philippine Islands (but they are no longer in the US) and Virgin Islands, purchases from Denmark