What Happened in Dec 1837
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Commodore George Dewey Is Born
This flowery tribute captures the sense of romance with which turn-of-the-century Americans regarded the naval hero of the Spanish-American War,... Read more
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Amasa J. Parker Writes A Letter To His Wife
On December 31, 1837, Democrat Amasa J. Parker, Congressman from New York, sat down at his quarters in Mrs. Pittman's boarding house in Washington,... Read more