<span>War veterans hold a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol to show their support for
</span>a law banning the burning of the American flag. Women in the millions march on Washington, D.C. and in cities across the nation to protest unfair practices in <span>the government.
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Alan Shepard "played" golf on the moon.
The Civil War was based on a disagreement on slavery, but slavery was not the main issue. The Union opposed the South's economic system (slavery) and the South was not too happy about that so they began seceding from the Union. President Lincoln's main goal was to preserve the Union and to get the Southern states to come back. Slavery was just something that had gotten taken care of during the Civil War.
The compass, the astrolabe (instrument used to measure latitude), and the rudder <span>all helped European explorers on their quest to find Asia and get rich by by </span><span>buying spices there and selling them in Europe to get a profit.
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