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<blockquote data-quote="MaryE" data-source="post: 729176"><p><strong>I love our country's history. A did you know?</strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">On the aluminum cap, atop the Washington Monument in Washington , D.C. , are displayed two words:<em><em> Laus Deo.</em></em></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><strong>No one can see these words. In fact, most visitors to the monument are totally unaware they are even there.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><strong>These words have been there for many years; they are 555 feet, 5.125 inches high, perched atop the monument.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Though construction of this giant obelisk began in 1848, when James Polk was President of the United States , it was not until 1888 that the monument was inaugurated and opened to the public. It took twenty-five years to finally cap the memorial with a tribute to the Father of our nation,<em><em> Laus Deo</em></em> 'Praise be to God!'</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #8000ff"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">When the cornerstone</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">of the Washington Monument was laid on July 4th, 1848</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">deposited within it were many items including</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">the Holy Bible</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">presented by</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">the Bible</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">Society.</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #8000ff"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4237[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MaryE, post: 729176"] [B]I love our country's history. A did you know?[/B] [B][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]On the aluminum cap, atop the Washington Monument in Washington , D.C. , are displayed two words:[I][I] Laus Deo.[/I][/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=2][COLOR=black][B]No one can see these words. In fact, most visitors to the monument are totally unaware they are even there.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=black][B]These words have been there for many years; they are 555 feet, 5.125 inches high, perched atop the monument.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=black][B]Though construction of this giant obelisk began in 1848, when James Polk was President of the United States , it was not until 1888 that the monument was inaugurated and opened to the public. It took twenty-five years to finally cap the memorial with a tribute to the Father of our nation,[I][I] Laus Deo[/I][/I] 'Praise be to God!'[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#8000ff][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]When the cornerstone[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]of the Washington Monument was laid on July 4th, 1848[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]deposited within it were many items including[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]the Holy Bible[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]presented by[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]the Bible[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Society.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]4237[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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