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German the Official U.S. Language?

Tuesday March 4, 2008
The story goes that in 1776 German came within one vote of becoming America's official language instead of English. It is a story that Germans, German teachers, and many other people like to tell. And there is some Pennsylvania history that is related to this national vote story. But is the legend true? More...

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