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Railways...

....opinion: the constitution and formation of our union

Many, many great eras, each a play into the next. Change a single one and today's world would be different. Booth's gun misfired, IwoJima never happened,  the south won, Hitler succeeded. And you don't know what has happened already with a direct influence on the world today......

The Emancipation Proclamation 

Gift I Gave Who needs a set link of vintage Rolex silver spoons No one which link is what I thought might make it a great Secret Santa gift. The Swiss retailer Bucherer used to give these Rolex spoons to customers who purchased a Rolex at one of their shops. You'll find them engraved with a handful of different cities for you New Yorkers the silver spoon engraved "New link York" is actually the rarest of the bunch making it too expensive for this particular Secret Santa.