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Learned that George Pickett had 22 Union soldiers who were from North Carolina hanged for desertion in 1864 and that Edwin Stanton wanted Pickett charged with a war crime for the hangings but U. S. Grant had the charges dropped.

Learned about an incident in 1837 that might have started a war between America and England near Buffalo.

Learned that the United States and the United Kingdom didn't establish official embassies until 1893.

Learned that France and Austria fought a battle in northern Italy in 1859 and that it use to take 10 days to get a message from Washington D.C. to London.

Learned that after the Civil War George Pickett thought that it would be a good idea to have war with another country to reunite America.

Learned that otter pelts are more valuable that beaver pelts.