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Thomas J. Jackson contemplated mortality as John Brown met his death. CHARLES TOWN, VIRGINIA DECEMBER 2, 1859 The day was slightly overcast, as one observer wrote, “with a gentle haze in the atmosphere that softened without obscuring the magnificent prospect afforded here.” The scaffold gave a stunning view of the Shenandoah Valley; it would be …
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Daily Quiz for October 27, 2017In 1880, Francis D. Clarke and M.G. Foster were issued the first US patent for this kind of device.
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