148 Years Ago...

[Gene C]

(04-16-2013 06:43 AM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  I might make a few suggestions now to see if they can line up a Color Guard for next year. It would certainly be nice to have a color guard for the 150.

A local boy scout troup might be willing to do something

[DannyW]

(04-15-2013 08:38 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  I've always been told that it is Christ.

Whle on this subject bc i love trivia- if Lincoln is the most written about figure in American History- who would be second? Custer/Little Bighorn?

[Laurie Verge]

Someone once told me it was George Washington, but I never double-checked that.

[J. Beckert]

I don't know how accurate this is, but it sounds plausible.

1. Jesus of Nazareth
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. William Shakespeare
4. The Bronte sisters, authors of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
5. Jane Austen - author of Pride and Prejudice
6. Marie Curie - scientist (won the Nobel Prize for her discovery of radium)
7. George Washington
8. Martin Luther King
9. Elvis Presley
10. Florence Nightingale (founder of nursing as a profession)

[LincolnMan]

(04-16-2013 02:15 PM)J. Beckert Wrote:  I don't know how accurate this is, but it sounds plausible.

1. Jesus of Nazareth
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. William Shakespeare
4. The Bronte sisters, authors of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
5. Jane Austen - author of Pride and Prejudice
6. Marie Curie - scientist (won the Nobel Prize for her discovery of radium)
7. George Washington
8. Martin Luther King
9. Elvis Presley
10. Florence Nightingale (founder of nursing as a profession)

I've heard Napoleon was in the top ten.

[wsanto]

(04-15-2013 08:04 AM)My Name Is Kate Wrote:  

(04-14-2013 07:14 AM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  Abraham Lincoln is the second most written about person in history and the most covered part of his life is his death.

Who is the first most written about person in history? I think I know...is it a religious figure?

If you think about it, and this is a little off subject for this forum, the birth, life, and death of Jesus has been the single most important historical event in the history of the world. It doesn't matter if you are christian, atheist or muslim, his life and his claim has had the most effect on civilization since his death and has left the greatest impact in history.

[Jim Garrett]

(04-16-2013 01:44 PM)DannyW Wrote:  

(04-15-2013 08:38 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  I've always been told that it is Christ.

Whle on this subject bc i love trivia- if Lincoln is the most written about figure in American History- who would be second? Custer/Little Bighorn?

For American History, look at George Washington, Robert E. Lee, George S. Patton and Millard Fillmore.

[L Verge]

Millard Filmore??????? Surely you jest.

[Jim Garrett]

(04-17-2013 07:08 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Millard Filmore??????? Surely you jest.

Buffalo's most famous citizen!!! Look at all he's known for......good hair.