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You'd think the headline would have been bigger...

Added to the spotlight South Boston Paper Announces The Surrender of Japan

It would have been more interesting if he had fought for the Union though :)

Added to the spotlight Robert E. Lee Jr's Confederate Service Record

I wonder if the Empire had given the Colonies more power/independence under the Empire if the US would have never existed. It seems a common pattern in history that the harder…

Added to the spotlight Growing Tension

Too bad there isn't better detail of the sword.

Added to the spotlight A real samurai from the Mathew Brady Collection circa 1880

I'm sure fuses were short and tempers flared often that summer. Heat, exhaustion and constant suspicion can do that to you. It's amazing that the US was ever formed, let along…

Added to the story page Continental Congress Bickering

What was the voting age before? Was it not specified?

Added to the spotlight Right Voting Age

If that is true, are term limits necessary in today's world? I suppose that they allow a President to work his second term instead of worrying about reelection, but is he less…

Added to the spotlight Limit of Two Terms

It is interesting that in light of this that many people in the South continue to fly the Confederate flag (which, of course, is their right).

Added to the spotlight Cordial Respect Given

The Constitution states in Article I section 3: "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally…

Added to the image Page 2, found in American Milestone Documents

The motivation for coming to the United States hasn't really changed. Poverty in other countries is very relevant to immigration issues today.

Added to the story page Voyage of an Italian

The continuation of the quote is "Even if the work is done, then it is still each person’s responsibility to study and become acquainted with his ancestors."

I think…

Added to the story page Genealogy Jumpstart

eliz has a story page about this http://www.footnote.com/page/373/

Added to the image Page 2, found in News - Gazette Virginian (Halifax Co VA)

Well, ducks are pretty big in Oregon. The University or Oregon's mascot is the ducks so it's possible that she was from that school. Either that or it was just a publicity…

Added to the story page A Beauty Pageant for the Ducks

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