-- card: 92027 from stack: in.0 -- bmap block id: 0 -- flags: 0000 -- background id: 4410 -- name: -- part contents for background part 14 ----- text ----- September 15 -- part contents for background part 13 ----- text ----- In 1776, British forces occupied New York city during the American Revolution. In 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State. In 1821, independence was proclaimed for Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. -- part contents for background part 17 ----- text ----- "For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting." --------------------------------- Robert Benchley, UY.S. humorist (1889-1945) -- part contents for background part 16 ----- text ----- Humorist, critic and actor Robert Benchley (1889)