The Tragedy of the ‘G. P. Griffith’
The immigrants aboard the steamer ‘G. P. Griffith’ survived crossing the Atlantic only to meet with tragedy on Lake Erie.
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‘Fake News’ in Abraham Lincoln’s reelection
To prevent the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and other Republicans, two journalists coined a new term, ‘miscegenation,’ and penned a bogus pamphlet supposedly encouraging interracial marriage.
Some Squirrelly Moments in American History
The sudden appearance of hordes of squirrels have perplexed people at various times in American history.