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Ever since the time of Tecumseh and the horrible curse that was supposidly cast upon the Presidency of the United States by that tribe, there has been an assassination of the 0 year elected president, until President Reagan who survived his attempted assassination. Pretty Freaky, huh?
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If the United States had lost men during WWII, at the same rate the Confederacy did during the Civil War, we would not have lost 400,000 souls, we would have lost closer to 4.5 million souls. A pretty stagering figure if you ask me. This figure is based on just the Confederacy and does not […]
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The leading cause of death for women during the 19th century was not child birth as so many of you guess!!!
The leading cause was death by fire! And, no not because their house burned down. Death by fire because of their skirts during the process of cooking over an open fire or hearth. They had […]
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What was the leading cause of death for women during the 19th century???????????????????????
I WILL PUBLISH THE ANSWER TOMORROW OR COMMENT IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!!!!!!!
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The big red buildings by the docks at Cedar Point which now house summer workers, were the orginal block houses on Johnson’s Island. Johnson’s Island was a Civil War prison used to house captured Confederate officers and poilitical prisoners. These block houses were disassembled and reassembled at Cedar Point. History Lives even there!
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The bloodiest battle of the Civil War, is considered to be the three day battle at Gettysburg in July 1863. There were over 63,000 casualties that day.
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Who first attempted to prohibit the importation of slaves?
The State of Virginia had already gone on record as opposing the African slave trade. By an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, while Patrick Henry was Governor, the state outlawed the slave trade in Virginia. It was done October 5, 1778, then […]
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Do you know the answer to the question?
Who first legalized slavery in America?
The answer to this question is; the Northern Colony of Massachusetts legalized slavery. A Northern State!!!
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The bloodiest day of the Civil War was the battle of Antietam. The battle lasted one day. There were over 23,000 casualties of war that day.
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Did you know that after a battle during the Civil War many bodies were stripped of their material belongings by their fellow soldiers all the way down to their underwear? That was the only way they could get refitted. Because of this, many bodies were identified as to which side they fought for by the […]
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