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President of the United States at the time of this Census Added to the image Buchanan, James, found in Census - US Federal 1860
Orion was Samuel Clemens' (Mark Twain) older brother. Added to the image Clemens, Orion, found in Census - US Federal 1860
That is harsh. Added to the spotlight General John Pershing suggests a colonel be assigned to "depot work"
I just found what the National Park Service says about it. Is Lincoln Signing his intials? No. Yet another urban legend. The artist studied casts of the former… Added to the spotlight Does Lincoln Memorial use sign language?
Lincoln did sign federal legislation giving Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf, the authority to grant college degrees. Added to the spotlight Does Lincoln Memorial use sign language?
Here is an interesting story about her. http://www.migrantgrandson.com/the.htm She wasn't even a migrant. Added to the spotlight Face of Dispair - Migrant Mother - 1936 Dust Bowl
Be sure to read the quotes from the other notable people here. Like John Adams, Tobias Lear Added to the spotlight Death of George Washington
Who was this animal quack Added to the spotlight Taking out your guts, untwisting them
Hasn't cut his mustache yet. Added to the spotlight Gun Permit Issued To Adolf Hitler
Very slow news day. Added to the spotlight It Must have been a Slow News Day
What happened next? Added to the spotlight Soldier in a cannon
Oh wait I see now. The propellers make me scared. Where are the winged ones. Added to the spotlight The flying car we never got
What magazine is that from? Added to the spotlight The flying car we never got
How much was it for a single issue? Added to the spotlight 50 cents a year
The other must have been Genghis Khan Added to the spotlight Man has close encounter with famous figures from the past
Here is a cleaner version of the Declaration. http://www.footnote.com/image/6748213/ Added to the image Page 1, found in American Milestone Documents
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu translates to "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as… Added to the image Page 21, found in Project Blue Book - UFO Investigations
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch translates to 'St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of… Added to the image Page 21, found in Project Blue Book - UFO Investigations
Interesting how they wrote the letter 's' . It looks more like an 'f' Added to the image Page 1, found in Continental Congress - Misc
That is one bad looking samari Added to the image B-4256 Japanese, found in Brady Civil War Photos

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