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Donald Trump's paternal grandmother's maiden name was 'Christ' and the name Christ was given to Donald's father as his middle name. Unfortunately, Donald's father's first name didn't begin with 'O'.
Wilmer McLean was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia. His house near Manassas, Virginia, used by confederate generals during First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
After the battle, he moved to escape the war, to somewhere he thought would be safe
Obscure but vaguely interesting facts, snippets or random randomnesses on 14:12 - Aug 6 by Keno
Fair point but I still I still fine is interesting
It is, and it makes me wonder if at the beginning of the first world war people were harking back nostalgically to the Napoleonic wars or whether they had put all that behind them and got on with things.
Obscure but vaguely interesting facts, snippets or random randomnesses on 14:16 - Aug 6 by GeoffSentence
It is, and it makes me wonder if at the beginning of the first world war people were harking back nostalgically to the Napoleonic wars or whether they had put all that behind them and got on with things.
The late 19th century was more dominated by The Scramble for Africa amongst European nations. Anglo-French rivalry had been replaced more by concern at the rise of Germany with the naval arms race of the first decade of the century.