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Category Archives: Birthday
Happy 198th Birthday to the ‘Little Giant’ Stephen A. Douglas
On this date, April 23, 1813 - 198 years ago, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont. Douglas life was instrumental in the policies that led to the Civil War. He even debated Abraham Lincoln years before … Continue reading
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