From the Associated Press
WASHINGTON — For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.
"Jonathan Dillon April 13 - 1861," part of the inscription reads, "Fort Sumpter (sic) was attacked by the rebels on the above date." Another part reads, "Thank God we have a government."
The words were etched in tiny cursive handwriting and filled the the space between tiny screws and gears that jutted through the metal plate. A magnifying glass was required to read them.
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5 comments:
Too bad we didn't throw off this oppressive government back then. The States lost their soverignty and we will never be as great as we could have been. We were designed to be a "United States" - instead we have become the imperialism of "America" (the great satan). Ugh! We are now a war-mongering imperialistic Nation of illegitimate killers run by international bankers. What a pathetic ethos. In all the glory of our beginnings, we have become unwelcome in a world of war and thievery. We are truly an embarassment to our forefathers.
anonymous - of course! What do you think I'm stupid?
Fear this government and the men who control it.
12:17 and 12:18,
I would invite you to do what all of the defenders of the last 8 years of Republican rule suggested to critics of the administration: leave. Why would you voluntarily stay with "the great Satan?" You are ridiculous.
If I could afford to leave I WOULD rather than have assoma obama as my president!
Anon 1:39
You leave. Give me back my Country. I'm not leaving!
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