A dynamic economy also needs slower population growth. In recent years fertility has been falling in many developing countries and, as a result, annual world population growth has fallen to about 1.4% in 2000 compared with about 2% in 1960.
Samuel Francis Smith Quote. â 1 From every mountain side Let Freedom ring.â. â 2 My country, 't is of thee, â 3 Our fathers' God, to thee, â My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing: Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain-side Let freedom ring.â.
March 23: Patrick Henry's Give me liberty or give me death speech. Apr. 18: The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes. Apr. 19: Minutemen and redcoats clash at Lexington and Concord The shot heard 'round the world.. May 10: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga. May 10: The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia.