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5 Mind-Bending Facts from American History
History loves to mess with your mind.
Sometimes, time plays tricks on us.
Events we think happened long ago come alive in fresh and real ways. People we believed were long dead look at us from beyond the grave. History likes to mess with your mind, and constantly remind you it’s more a part of you than you think.
As we celebrate Independence Day here in the States, I thought it would be fun to share 5 mind-bending historical facts from American History.
There are photographs of American Revolutionary War Veterans
When most of us picture the American Revolutionary War, we picture paintings of George Washington crossing the Delaware or the surrender at Yorktown. That makes sense.
The American Revolution lasted from 1775–1783. Photography didn’t become publicly available until the 1830s when Louie Daguerre perfected the daguerreotype. Luckily, the form of photography took off quickly and created a new way to capture history.
In 1864 brothers N. A. and R. A. Moore traveled the country photographing the last surviving veterans of the American Revolution and capturing their stories. While all the veterans were well into their 80s or 90s at the time, their…
