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George Washington was born in 1492.
Washington wrote the Declareation of lndependence in 1492.
St. Bartholemew was massacred in 1492.
The Brittains were the Saxons who entered England in 1492 under
Julius Caesar.
The earth is 1492 miles in circumference.

To proceed with “History”:

Christopher Columbus was called the Father of his Country.
Queen Isabella of Spain sold her watch and chain and other millinery
so that Columbus could discover America.
The Indian wars were very desecrating to the country.
The Indians pursued their warfare by hiding in the bushes and then
scalping them.
Captain John Smith has been styled the father of his country. His life
was saved by his daughter Pochahantas.
The Puritans found an insane asylum in the wilds of America.
The Stamp Act was to make everybody stamp all materials so they
should be null and void.
Washington died in Spain almost broken-hearted. His remains were
taken to the cathedral in Havana.
Gorilla warfare was where men rode on gorillas.
John Brown was a very good insane man who tried to get fugitives
slaves into Virginia. He captured all the inhabitants, but was finally
conquered and condemned to his death.
The Confederasy was formed by the fugitive slaves.
Alfred the Great reigned 872 years. He was distinguished for letting
some buckwheat cakes burn, and the lady scolded him.
Henry Eight was famous for being a great widower haveing lost several
wives.
Lady Jane Grey studied Greek and Latin and was beheaded after a few
days.
John Bright is noted for an incurable disease.
Lord James Gordon Bennett instigated the Gordon Riots.
The Middle Ages come in between antiquity and posterity.
Luther introduced Christianity into England a good many thousand
years ago. His birthday was November 1883. He was once a Pope.
He lived at the time of the Rebellion of Worms.
Julius Caesar is noted for his famous telegram dispatch I carne I saw I
conquered.
Julius Caesar was really a very great man. He was a very great soldier
and wrote a book for beginners in the Latin.
Cleopatra was caused by the death of an asp which she dissolved in a
wine cup.
The only form of government in Greece was a limited monkey.

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