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| Hidden Message Found In Abraham Lincoln's Watch | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 18 2009, 04:13 AM (159 Views) | |
| She-ra | Mar 18 2009, 04:13 AM Post #1 |
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Hidden Message Found In Abraham Lincoln's Watch A long-hidden message has been discovered inside Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch, the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History announced Tuesday. ![]() Watchmaker Jonathan Dillon was repairing Lincoln’s watch in April 1861 when he heard about the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and wrote a short message on the metal inside the watch, the Smithsonian said. There it remained, unseen for almost 150 years, it said. In a 1906 interview with The New York Times, Dillon reported that as soon as he heard the news about the first shots of the Civil War, he unscrewed the dial of the watch and wrote on the metal, “The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a President who at least will try.” The actual message that the museum found differs from the watchmaker’s recollection. It says, “Jonathan Dillon, April 13-1861, Fort Sumpter [sic] was attacked by the rebels on the above date J Dillon, April 13-1861, Washington, thank God we have a government, Jonth Dillon.” According to the Smithsonian, it was not unusual for professional watchmakers to record their work inside a watch. “Lincoln never knew of the message he carried in his pocket,” said Brent D. Glass, director of the National Museum of American History. The museum decided to open the watch after being contacted by the watchmaker’s great-great-grandson, Doug Stiles, who had heard about the message Dillon said he had inscribed and wanted to see if it was really there. Source |
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| DONTEATUS | Mar 18 2009, 04:52 AM Post #2 |
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Love your work She-ra! That was a Great President no Doubt!Now If we all could get behind the NEw Lincoln`s Beliefs. Fixxing America. IMO. NOW are you ready for a swim in the Bahama`a girl? |
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Love your work She-ra! That was a Great President no Doubt!

2:22 AM Jul 11