Southwestern Louisiana Institute - Lacadien Yearbook (Lafayette, LA)

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In this Bicentennial year, of 1976, the American people should realize that it is from our past that we can learn to create our future. The awareness of the past is vital as our nation enters its third cen- tury of existence, a most challenging endeavor. 16

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SONG BOOK. Robert Fulton per- ected the steamboat in 1811. It made its first ippearance in New Or- eans the following year. The first thought to be transmitted via telegraph from one community to another was: What hath God wrought? The mes- sage was flashed over the wire between Bal- timore and Washing- ton, D.C., in 1844. Communist threat, the Cold War Fascism, atomic and nuclear power were all present during the first part of the 20th Century. The United States tried to demonstrate to the rest of the world the virtues of freedom. One way to accomplish this goal was to eliminate the wrong at home and then proceed to help the other nations of the world eliminate their own problems through a series of military and economic programs. TTiese programs further accomplished the aim of America which was to make the world a better place to live. 15

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L ' ACADIEN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE. LA. 1976 VOLUMES?