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Gettysburg Address: 1863
of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg, from July 1-3, 1863, was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Many historians consider the battle one of the turning points of the war. The Union North and Confederate South lost...
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Liberty Bell: 1753
year, but then it cracked again and has not been rung since. The bell traveled around the country after the Civil War (1861-1865), and since 1915 it has stayed in Philadelphia. The Liberty Bell is now on display in a visitor center next to Independence...
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Liberty Bell: 1753
vibration of the two sides and restore the bell's tonal quality. The bell traveled around the country after the Civil War (1861-1865) but since 1915 it has remained in Philadelphia. Today, the Liberty Bell is on permanent display in a visitor center...
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Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
slavery in the United States. The differences between the North and the South on slavery eventually led to the Civil War (1861-1865). President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, as the Nation was in...
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Washington Monument: 1888
went bankrupt in 1854, and Robert Mills passed away in 1855. But with the country slowing building toward the Civil War (1861-1865), construction was halted. Finally, Congress passed a joint resolution in 1876 to resume funding and construction of the...
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Gettysburg Address: 1863
the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War (1861-1865). The Union North and Confederate South lost more than 7,000 men during the three-day battle. Over 45,000 were wounded,...
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Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
or preliminary, Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, when the Nation was in the middle of the Civil War (1861-1865), and southern states seceded or left the Union. The final proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, and declared "that all...
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Gettysburg Address: 1863
of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg, from July 1-3, 1863, was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865), also known historically as the War of the Rebellion. Many historians consider the battle one of the turning points of...
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Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
slavery in the United States. The differences between the North and the South on slavery eventually led to the Civil War (1861-1865). President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, as the Nation was in...
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Lincoln Memorial: 1922
States and one of the most famous leaders in our Nation’s history. Lincoln was President during the Nation’s Civil War (1861-1865), and he issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which proclaimed that slaves within rebel states would be free. He...
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