For the next 40 days there will be no new posts to this site. Please, no tears… The site administrator will be out of the country, and the required security measures apparently cannot be installed on his personal laptop (please, do NOT complain to ECU ITCS about this – they probably mean well!).
We will return on or about July 9 or 10.
In the meantime, you can still keep up with us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/ecupolsci
Who was the first American-born president?
Answer: Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), 8th President. Van Buren was the first president to have been born after the American Revolution, in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782, technically making him the first American-born president. The seven before him were all born in the American colonies.
From: https://bit.ly/4bRS2RO
“1. Making The Constitution Was A Sweaty, Smelly Affair: The Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 over the course of a humid summer. The windows of Independence Hall were shut to discourage eavesdroppers, and many delegates, who were mostly from out of town, wore and re-wore the same thick woolen garments day after day. Many framers stayed at the same boarding houses and shared rooms that, we can only imagine, reeked with a distinct eau du freedom.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/4bs9EnH
Did you know there was a primary runoff election in NC last week (May 14)? At stake: Lt. Governor, state auditor, and 2 US House candidacies.
Were one one of the 129, 572 who voted? No, we’re not trying to civics-shame you!
“May 17, 1954: In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision, which brought an end to federal tolerance of racial segregation, specifically dealt with Linda Brown, a young African American girl who had been denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, because of the color of her skin.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/4dLaCNq
Man Attempts To Assassinate Obama, ‘But Not Because He’s Black Or Anything'”
Remember, the add/drop period ends TOMORROW, Tues., May 14, at 5:00 pm.
Dr. Hanna Kassab is one of Harriot College’s 2024 Dean’s Early Career Awardees.
Congratulations!
See story: https://bit.ly/4dsSZSt
