October 2, 2011
todaysdocument: Robert E. Lee’s Amnesty Oath, 10/02/1865 After Confederal General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops in April 1865, he promoted reconciliation. This statement reaffirmed his loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. A little late, Bobby.

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Robert E. Lee’s Amnesty Oath, 10/02/1865

After Confederal General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops in April 1865, he promoted reconciliation. This statement reaffirmed his loyalty to the U.S. Constitution.

A little late, Bobby.

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September 19, 2011
A group of pirates called the “Sea Beggars” were among the founding fathers of Dutch independence in the sixteenth century. todaysdocument: September 19 - There be pirates in t’ National Archives It’s “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and don’t fear, we’ve got pirates in the National Archives! Here’s a caricature of “Paul Jones the Pirate.”  This copy of an circa 1779 engraving found within the Records of the Office of War Information.  

A group of pirates called the “Sea Beggars” were among the founding fathers of Dutch independence in the sixteenth century.

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September 19 - There be pirates in t’ National Archives

It’s “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and don’t fear, we’ve got pirates in the National Archives! Here’s a caricature of “Paul Jones the Pirate.”  This copy of an circa 1779 engraving found within the Records of the Office of War Information.  

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September 9, 2011
A statue in memory of the victims lost at sea during the Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, “Place of Remembrance”, the work represents the suffering of the victims and the strength of the survivors who stayed to rebuild the city, Hurricane Ike just passed through the community. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA (Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008) About one in five people in a city of ca. 40,000 were killed by the storm.

A statue in memory of the victims lost at sea during the Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, “Place of Remembrance”, the work represents the suffering of the victims and the strength of the survivors who stayed to rebuild the city, Hurricane Ike just passed through the community. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA (Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008)

About one in five people in a city of ca. 40,000 were killed by the storm.

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