I think it was in 1978. I barely remember it.
The last day of the battle was certainly the day the South died. After reading Shelby Foote's trilogy of the Civil War, I don't really think the South ever had a chance, because there wasn't any real likelihood of European intervention in the war, primarily because Russia was fervently pro-Union and France wouldn't move without Russia, and England wasn't going to move without France. Still, it was clear to everyone after Gettysburg that the South could not win the war, especially considering that the Siege of Vicksburg ended the next day.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
This message last edited by Tom on 02/07/2013 at 01:33:37 AM
The Battle of Gettysburg started 150 years ago to the day.....
- 01/07/2013 11:12:26 PM
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My Scout troop did a hike through the park on a camping trip once.
- 01/07/2013 11:29:23 PM
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I did, a long time ago.
- 02/07/2013 01:32:17 AM
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And the catalyst for WWI happened almost exactly 100 years ago. Who's been to Serbia? *NM*
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You mean Bosnia? 
- 02/07/2013 07:30:33 PM
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- 02/07/2013 07:30:33 PM
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I do. My apologies. The assassin was Serbian. That's where I got confused.
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Seven score and ten years ago... *NM*
- 02/07/2013 08:57:11 PM
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