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American History

rsdsharp

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2. Thank God, it's now being protected by curtains in the Oval Brothel.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 04:46 PM

Aug 3

I hope they went to Target for it, and didn’t give him one of the original copies. He probably thinks he’s got the original, which is so faded it’s almost unreadable.

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On August 2, 1814, the Declaration of Independence was smuggled out of DC to keep it from being burned. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 OP

Probably will need to smuggle it out again, to keep it from being Dan Aug 3 #1

Thank God, it's now being protected by curtains in the Oval Brothel. rsdsharp Aug 3 #2