At his estate Mount Vernon he owned a large house and a plantation, which were, of course, tended by slav ...
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First U.S. President George Washington had as many as 316 Slaves – 1799
First U.S. President George Washington had as many as 316 Slaves – 1799
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1793: Madame du Barry Guillotined
1793: Madame du Barry Guillotined
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1744: Four Sisters – Mistresses of King Louis XV
1744: Four Sisters – Mistresses of King Louis XV
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1766: Christie’s Auction House Initially Sold Used Bedpans
1766: Christie’s Auction House Initially Sold Used Bedpans
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1791: The Mysterious Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1791: The Mysterious Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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1552: St. Francis Xavier Dies in China Trying to Convert the Chinese
1552: St. Francis Xavier Dies in China Trying to Convert the Chinese
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1786: The First Abolition of the Death Penalty in the History of Europe
1786: The First Abolition of the Death Penalty in the History of Europe
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1690: The German whose Daughter Became the Russian Empress Catherine the Great
1690: The German whose Daughter Became the Russian Empress Catherine the Great