The Estimated Number of Dead Revised Up by 20%
The following article reports on a revision of the estimated number of dead in the US Civil War and the figure has increased by 20%.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/civil-war-toll-up-by-20-percent-in-new-estimate.html
Edward the Confessor Crowned King of England
On this day in 1043, Edward the Confessor became King of England. His reign was among the last of Anglo-Saxon kings, with his successor Harold Godwinson, defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor
Book:
Edward the Confessor, by Bennett D. Charron
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