FOXNews.com | Secret Message Found In Lincoln Pocket Watch

WASHINGTON — For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.

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History has been made

I'm disappointed in Texas, but I'm proud of the country.

The Nation | Who You Callin’ a Maverick?

The Nation
Who You Callin’ a Maverick?

By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: October 4, 2008

“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got into trouble with the law over his agitation for the rights of indentured servants.

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The New York Times | Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From the Beginning

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Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From the Beginning

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: May 30, 2008

"At least part of the mystery of Stonehenge may have now been solved: It was from the beginning a monument to the dead.

"New radiocarbon dates from human cremation burials among and around the brooding stones on Salisbury Plain in England indicate that the site was used as a cemetery from 3000 B.C. until after the monuments were erected around 2500 B.C., British archaeologists reported Thursday."

The History of Thanksgiving

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CNN.com | Knights Templar secrets revealed

ROME, Italy (AP) -- The Vatican has published secret archive documents about the trial of the Knights Templar, including a long-lost parchment that shows that Pope Clement V initially absolved the medieval Christian order from accusations of heresy, officials said Friday.

The 300-page volume recently came out in a limited edition -- 799 copies -- each priced at $8,377, said Scrinium publishing house, which prints documents from the Vatican's secret archives.

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National Museum of American History