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President Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated for his second term on March 4, 1873. From the March 22, 1873 issue of Harper’s Weekly: THE SECOND INAUGURATION. THE second inauguration of ULYSSES S. GRANT as President of the United States was … Continue reading

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down with dramshops

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been aware of the saying, “If March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb” (and I thought vice versa, but that seems to return a lot fewer search results). … Continue reading

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Henry Wilson’s Regiment

From The New-York Times September 30, 1861: COL WILSON’S REGIMENT. The following telegram has just been received by assistant Quartermaster-General FRANK E. HOWE: BOSTON, Saturday, Sept. 28. We must postpone our departure forty-eight hours. We will leave Boston at 6 … Continue reading

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