Franklin and Williamson were scientists in addition to their other activities, First Lady Pat Nixon ushered in the era of jumbo jets by christening the first Boeing 747 at Dulles January 15 1970, 9.1 Religion and Freemasonry Regional variants[show] On July 9 1799 Washington finished making his last will; the longest provision concerned slavery All of his slaves were to be freed after the death of his wife Martha Washington said he did not free them immediately because his slaves intermarried with his wife's dower slaves He forbade their sale or transportation out of Virginia His will provided that old and young freed people be taken care of indefinitely; younger ones were to be taught to read and write and placed in suitable occupations. Washington freed over 160 slaves that included 25 slaves he had acquired from his wife's brother in payment of a debt freed by graduation. He was among the few large slave-holding Virginians during the Revolutionary Era who emancipated their slaves. 5.1 Roads Shrubs of the Potomac River Basin 4.2 Battle of Long Island, Washington D.C. Business Directory On April 14 1865 just days after the end of the war Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth during the play Our American Cousin the next morning at 7:22 AM President Lincoln died in the house across the street the first American president to be assassinated Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton said "Now he belongs to the ages" (or perhaps "angels") the residents and visitors to the city experienced a wide array of reactions from stunned disbelief to rage Stanton immediately closed off most major roads and bridges and the city was placed under martial law Scores of residents and workers were questioned during the growing investigation and a handful was detained or arrested on suspicion of having aided the assassins or for a perception they were withholding information. .
. ! . When they ultimately returned to Bermuda the British forces took with them two pairs of portraits of King George III and his wife Queen Charlotte which had been discovered in one of the public buildings One pair currently hangs in the House of Assembly of the Parliament of Bermuda and the other in the Cabinet Building both in the city of Hamilton.
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