A Civil War Veteran
The last remaining Civil War veteran passed away in 1956. This story shows a group of "bootblacks," or shoe polishers, congregating around this veteran and listening to his stories. Imagine the thing he must have seen.
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- Cleopatra married both her brothers.
- In the thirteenth century, Pope Gregory IX basically declared war on the cats of the world.
- The Greeks did not eat beans as they believed beans contained the souls of the dead.
- The Germans and British soldiers paused the war for a day during Christmas Day 1914. They sang, drank and celebrated together. They even had a match of football.
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.