The True Life of Titus Oates and His Downfall
A historical portrait of Titus Oates a liar who sparked a panic by alleging a Jesuit plot. The piece tracks his perjury to death detailing his rise to royal favor and brutal punishment then a pension under William III before dying in 1705 at eighty six.
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Titus Oates
Oates
Charles 11
England
Charles
Godfrey
Charles II
James II
James I
William Ou Orange
William
Twelfth Wisconsin in the Civil War Found Fortunes and Fame
The Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry organized at Camp Randall October 1861 under Col. George E. Bryant and Lt. Col. De Witt C. Poole. It saw heavy service in Missouri Kansas Tennessee and Mississippi, took part in Vicksburg and Sherman campaigns, and earned a reputation as a raider and railway guard, with notable actions at Bolton Station and Leggett’s Hill during the Atlanta operations.
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Randall
Wisconsin
Camp Randall
George E. Bryant
de Witt C. Poole
J. A. Watrous
Milwaukee Sentinel
Lincoln
Second
Wisconsin Infantry
Camp Kalorama
Washington
Ham Bridge
Potomac River
Virginia
William E. Strong
Captain Strong
Sevententh Corps
Madison
Weston
Hannibal
Missouri
Kansas
Tennessee
Vicksburg
Pemberton
Sherman
Jackson
Bryant
Twelfth
Bolton Station
Atlanta
Bald Hill
Ohio
Best Guesser Improves With Quick-Witted Reply
A Scottish six year old student bespeaks a playful miscount when asked how many legs a horse has. He proudly shows a merit reward from a natural history class, claiming he answered five. The teacher and classmates react with astonishment as the boy admits his error, noting the others were correct.
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Adul
Federal gunboat attack at St Charles Arkansas
Fifty years ago today on June 17 Federal gunboats attacked Confederate obstructions in the White River channel at St. Charles Arkansas. Early in action a Confederate shell hit the ironclad Mound City destroying most officers and crew. The famed loss left 125 dead or wounded and 23 survivors.
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White River
St. Charles
Ark
Mound City
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