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re: Obscure/Interesting/Quirky "American" Facts 1865-1880
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:47 am to TxTiger82
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:47 am to TxTiger82
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The 1876 Presidential Election was rigged. Rutherford B. Hayes took the presidency in exchange for ending reconstruction.
True story.
This is how we ended up with Posse Comitatus. It was a way to buy-off the Southern States in favor of R. B. Hayes with the promise of the withdrawal of Federal troops.
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