July 4, 1876 was supposed to be the happiest of occasions. On that date the fledgling union of states on the American continent was to celebrate the centennial of the declaration by which it declared its independence. In doing so it expanded the world’s commerce and political development across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe and […]
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