Tara Ross
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Author,"Why We Need the Electoral College," "We Elect a President:The Story of our Electoral College" & "She Fought, Too: Stories of Revolutionary War Heroines"
Joined March 2009
The Electoral College serves us well, although it is too often misunderstood. Given all the discussion about it lately, here is a string of resources that might help. I'll keep adding to it between now and November. My 5-minute @prageru video is an easy one to start with.
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Standard disclaimer: If you enjoyed this story, I'd appreciate a retweet of the first tweet in this string. Gentle reminder: History stories are copyright © 2013-2025 by Tara Ross. /16 of 16. Permalink: Thanks for loving history with me! ❤️🇺🇸❤️.
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On this day in 1969, multiple parades are held in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts. They’d just been released from quarantine. Many people remember Neil Armstrong’s historic first step on the moon....
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P.S. The photo is of the Apollo 11 crew in the MQF aboard USS Hornet. Richard Nixon had come to greet them. From left to right, the astronauts are Neil A. Armstrong (commander), Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. /15 of X.
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The risk that they’d taken had been huge. And now they—and America—would reap the benefits. /14 of X.
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The astronauts were finally released from quarantine on August 10. Three days later, they were riding down the streets of New York in a ticker-tape parade. In the weeks and months that followed, it was just the first of many such events held in their honor. /13 of X.
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There are some today who maintain that the quarantine had a political component, too. What if an astronaut became sick after his return to Earth—even if that sickness was merely a common cold? Could the sickness push people into a panic? The quarantine might have had scientific.
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Their stay in Hawaii didn’t last long. The MQF was soon loaded onto a plane and flown back to Houston. Once there, the astronauts greeted their wives through windows. Surely such a reunion was fairly unsatisfying after all the pent-up nerves of the past few weeks?! Yet it was.
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In a humorous twist, the NASA crew even filed customs forms after they arrived in Hawaii. They declared their “moon rock and moon dust samples” so they could get back into the country. /10 of X.
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USS Hornet transported the men back to Hawaii where a ceremony was held in their honor. Apollo’s crew attended that ceremony in their trailer-like MQF, of course. 😉. /9 of X.
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The helicopter crew sent to retrieve them as they bobbed in the Pacific wore the same suits, too. Just in case. /8 of X.
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The crew was met by a receiving party from the USS Hornet. The three men immediately donned special biological containment suits, which they wore until they were safely inside a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) aboard the ship. /7 of X.
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When Apollo 11’s command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, the quarantine immediately went into effect. It looked a bit like something you might see in an Ebola scare today. /6 of X.
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Naturally, these risks weren’t going to stop Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins from doing what they had to do. They were part of a long line of American pioneers exhibiting the perseverance, bravery, and determination that have always made America great. /5 of X.
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Those astronauts were pioneers, doing what pioneers do. They’d endured the rigors of training. They’d assumed the dangers inherent in their unprecedented voyage, knowing that they could die in a crash or find themselves lost in space. Yet there was another, lesser-known risk that.
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After all, no one knew for sure what the astronauts would bring home from the moon. What if they were exposed to a deadly lunar pathogen? Everyone needed to be sure that the astronauts were healthy before they came into contact with the general public again. /3 of X.
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The entire crew was isolated for almost three weeks after they’d returned from that historic trip. /2 of X.
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On this day in 1969, multiple parades are held in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts. They’d just been released from quarantine. Many people remember Neil Armstrong’s historic first step on the moon. But how many remember the quarantine that followed?. /1 of X #storytime 🧵👇
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#ICYMI Today's "this day in history" story about the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It never went into space, but it was invaluable to the space program -- and it is a reflection of the pioneering spirit that has always made America great!. #storytime 🧵👇.
On this day in 1977, the Space Shuttle Enterprise makes its first free flight. Did you know that NASA built an orbiter than never went into space? The Space Shuttle Enterprise has been called “one of NASA’s most elaborate and expensive playthings”—yet the Space Shuttle Program
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#ICYMI Yesterday's "Medal of Honor Monday" story about Leon Vance. He heroically flew a bomber over the skies of France, even as it was engulfed in flames. Would you believe he escaped the bomber?. #storytime 🧵👇.
#MedalOfHonor 🇺🇸 On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Leon Vance was the son of a pilot and the nephew of a World War I aviator. Perhaps it’s unsurprising that he chose to enter West Point, then get his pilot’s wings? . /1 of X #storytime 🧵👇
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On this day in 1977, the Space Shuttle Enterprise makes its first free flight. Did you know that NASA built an orbiter than never went into space? The Space Shuttle Enterprise has been called “one of...
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Yes, it’s an orbiter that was never used in space, but it’s also a healthy reflection of the pioneering spirit that has always made America great. /11 of X.
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