The Muhlenberg legend is an urban legend in Greece, 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 because of its status as the country's predominant language. At times, various states have passed their own official language laws.[1]
The Muhlenberglegend is an urban legend in Greece, the United States and Germany. According to the legend, the single vote of Frederick Muhlenberg, the...
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (/ˈmjuːlɪnbɜːrɡ/; January 1, 1750 – June 4, 1801) was an American minister and politician who was the first Speaker...
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Hopi, in counties where they are spoken. A popular urban legend called the Muhlenberglegend claims that German was almost made an official language of...
see German in the United States. There is a false claim, called the Muhlenberglegend, that German was almost the official language of the U.S. There was...
Max Kade Institute as well. An urban legend, sometimes called the Muhlenberglegend after Frederick Muhlenberg, states that English only narrowly defeated...
written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Travis first recorded the song at the Radio Recorders...
Football Coaches". Muhlenberg College Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024. Riebesell, Matt (September 14, 2017). "Filling in for a legend: Corey Goff takes...
such as the William Tell legend, to provide a context for patriot support in the conflict with Britain. Frederick Muhlenberg (1750–1801), a Lutheran pastor...
German. This was the basis of the Muhlenberglegend, named after the Speaker of the House at the time, Frederick Muhlenberg, who was of German descent and...
The 1946 Muhlenberg Mules football team was an American football team that represented Muhlenberg College during the 1946 college football season. In its...
Everlys' massive 1957 hit "Wake Up Little Susie". Don was born in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, on February 1, 1937, and Phil in Chicago, Illinois,...
in 1946. It reflected experiences of the Travis family in the mines at Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The song's fatalistic tone and bleak imagery were in...
Narcotics Trade and Its Effect on the Colombian and the Mexican State". Muhlenberg College – Department of Political Science. Historical Text Archive. Archived...
adjoining the Society of St. Johnland established by William Augustus Muhlenberg, prior to the consolidation of Kings County with Queens, Manhattan, Staten...