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During his presidency, the US made its ''first'' large-scale foreign interventions in the Muslim world. The Barbary Pirates of north Africa were preying on American ships (formerly protected by the Royal Navy) and Jefferson didn't want to continue paying protection money. So the ''USS Constitution'' (Old Ironsides) was sent over with seven other ships, including sister ships ''USS Constellation'' and ''USS Chesapeake'' and an early ''USS Enterprise,''and a few Marines to persuade Tripoli, Algiers, and Tunis that the young nation was not one to be screwed with (which is the origin of the "Shores of Tripoli" verse in the USMC Anthem) |
During his presidency, the US made its ''first'' large-scale foreign interventions in the Muslim world. The Barbary Pirates of north Africa were preying on American ships (formerly protected by the Royal Navy) and Jefferson didn't want to continue paying protection money. So the ''USS Constitution'' (Old Ironsides) was sent over with seven other ships, including sister ships ''USS Constellation'' and ''USS Chesapeake'' and an early ''USS Enterprise,''and a few Marines to persuade Tripoli, Algiers, and Tunis that the young nation was not one to be screwed with (which is the origin of the "Shores of Tripoli" verse in the USMC Anthem) |
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Thomas Jefferson was an outspoken [[Deism|deist]] who ridiculed the [http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/thomas_jefferson.htm virgin birth] and the concept of the [http://www.brunswickcounty.com/Thomas_Jefferson_and_the_Doctrine_of_the_Trinity-a-1150.html Trinity]. However, he believed that [[Jesus Was Way Cool]] and created [[wikipedia:Jefferson Bible|his own version]] of [[The Bible]] by taking a knife and cutting out mentions of the supernatural and what he thought to be other misinterpretations of Jesus' teachings. |
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Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 -- the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. [[John Adams]], the second president and Jefferson's sometimes-rival-sometimes-[[Heterosexual Life Partner]], died a few hours later on the same day, his last words being commonly recorded as "Jefferson lives!". Jefferson's face features on the US $2 bill. |
Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 -- the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. [[John Adams]], the second president and Jefferson's sometimes-rival-sometimes-[[Heterosexual Life Partner]], died a few hours later on the same day, his last words being commonly recorded as "Jefferson lives!". Jefferson's face features on the US $2 bill. |
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