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Two years into America’s Civil War, cotton workers in Manchester defied current opinion among politicians and the press, and pledged their support to the Union.
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Posted February 9 2021
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A rowdy but good-humoured crowd gathered in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to protest against electoral malpractice and Government cronyism.
Picture: By Richard Carlile (1790–1843), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted February 9 2021
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In replying to a letter of support from Manchester’s cotton workers, US President Lincoln showed how deeply touched he had been.
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Posted February 9 2021
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On July 4th, 1776, a group of American colonists gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to present delegates of the Thirteen Colonies with a historic document.
Picture: By John Trumbull (1756-1843), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted February 8 2021
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The day after the Great Fire of London finally burned itself out, John Evelyn walked through the charred streets.
Picture: By an Anonymous artist, via the Museum of London and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted February 4 2021
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Sir Henry Craik had heard such glowing reports of Agra’s Taj Mahal, that he was afraid it might prove to be an anticlimax.
Picture: Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.
Posted February 3 2021