The history of North America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere.
Read more about History Of North America: The Beginning of North America, Colonial Era, Age of Revolutions, Expansion Era, Conflict, Confederation and Invasion, Late 19th Century, World Wars Era, Post-War, Vietnam and stagflation, The 1980s, Recent History
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“So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else available. Western civilization not only provides a bit of life, a pinch of liberty and the occasional pursuance of happiness, its also the only thing thats ever tried to. Our civilization is the first in history to show even the slightest concern for average, undistinguished, none-too-commendable people like us.”
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Of the unbroken ice. I stand here,
The dogs bark, my beard is black, and I stare
At the North Pole. . .
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Turn as I please, my step is to the south.”
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