Monday, July 19, 2010

E PlURIBUS UNIM

I got asked a question on what 'E PlURIBUS UNIM' means in a comment, and since I was also curiuos what it meant, I did a little research on it.  Heres what I found out.  E Pluribus Unum is Latin for "out of many, one. E Pluribus Unum refers to the fact that the United States was formed as a cohesive single nation as the result of the thirteen smaller colonies joining together. E PlURIBUS UNIM used to be the motto for the U.S. and is on the Great Seal of the United States. Even though the motto has changed to, "In God We Trust," it still is on all U.S. coins.

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