Halloween Spending

Halloween is a holiday that everyone loves. Kids get to dress up and get free candy, while adults get accuses to dress up and go to Halloween parties and spend time with their children. But Halloween is not a cheap holiday. The cost of buying candy, decorations, costumes, and other things isn't cheap. And this year, experts are speculating that America will increase spending on Halloween by 9%. the increase of spending will bring Americas speculated total spending to 6.86 billion dollars http://www.whitegadget.com/attachments/pc-wallpapers/75087d1315372789-halloween-halloween-img-gallery.jpg

The National Labor Union. (Question #3)

The First attempt for small labor organizations to combine into one, large labor organization was the creation of the National Labor Union. The National Labor Union was started by William H. Sylvis in 1866. The National Labor Union had roughly 640,000 members. After the Panic of 1873 the National Labor Union disintegrated and ended.

Immigration

From the years of 1865-1915 25 million immigrants came into the Untied States. This impacted our nation severely. The United States is often referred to as a "nation of immigrants". This means that our country is somewhat of a "melting pot". This means that many different cultures are mixed into one. Many people during these years came to America for a new beginning. They had heard about the opportunities in America and decided to live a better life than in the country of their birth.

These immigrants did not have an easy time adopting to life in America. They had to get used to our culture and the way our society works. But as they were able to adapt, they brought their own culture and traditions to America. Many different culture brought their cuisines, others brought their religions. This makes me feel connected to immigrants that came in the United States in the 19th century. Without these immigrants many of the things we do today would not exist and we would not eat most of the foods we eat today.

Faces of America

Faces of America is a program about a man showing celebrities things about their past. These people were so amazed and happy when they saw how their ancestors came to America. It's so inspiring to see one man bring happiness into these people's lives. But not all of the people featured on the show did heard only good news. Meryll Streep, a prominent actress, learned that her great grandfather came to America with his four sons, leaving his wife and six daughters in Switzerland. The wife and daughters never came to America and there are no records of the husband going back to Switzerland. Although this news is not great it still helps her understand how her family arrived in America. This show is great for our country because it inspires all of us to learn about how past.