Muhlenberg legend
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muhlenberg-legend-203-13606484
title:
Muhlenberg legend
text:
The Muhlenberg legend is an urban legend in the United States and Germany. According to the legend, the single vote of Frederick Muhlenberg, the first-ever Speaker of the US House of Representatives, prevented German from becoming an official language of the United States. The story has a long history and has been told in several variations, which may be based in part on actual events. The United States, however, has no statutory official language; English has been used on a de facto basis becau
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Urban legend in the United States and Germany
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhlenberg_legend
date created:
2008-03-02T15:22:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:05:38Z
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