You might like to look at Skytrax; www.airlinequality.com which rates airlines with one to five stars. Most US based carriers get three stars, as does American. The site will also allow you to view passenger's comments bout their experiences. Again, many people only comment when things go wrong, so bear that in mind.
On September 22 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, in which he declared that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free..
Contemporary Examples. 1  The Emancipation Proclamation, as Nancy Pelosi reminds us, was an executive action. 2  But the Emancipation Proclamation set his heart beating with thoughts of immortality. 3  But historians are already preemptively dousing our enthusiasm for the Emancipation Proclamation. the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union.