by Tomorrow's Man
November 07, 2004
NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM
13 original colonies.
13 signers of the Declaration of Independence.
13 stripes on our flag.
13 steps on the dollar's Pyramid, and 13 letters in the Latin above; also on the dollar, 13 letters in "E PLURIBUS UNUM," 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 plumes of feathers on each span of the Eagle's wing, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and 13 gripped arrows (signifying our readiness for war).
The strange history of two 13th Amendments to the Constitution -- one ending slavery, and the other with its chilling application today.
Who said it's an unlucky number?