Welcome to Thursday 13! This is the easy meme where you make a list of 13 things on a Thursday.
Topic is your choice. We like pictures, book lists, eclectic thoughts - whatever is on your mind.
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Today's Fact
On December 6, 1865, slavery was abolished in the United States. This occurred eight months after the end of the Civil War when the 13th amendment was ratified by the required number of states. The amendment's passage was secured after intense lobbying by President Abraham Lincoln, whose Emancipation Proclamation had declared slaves free, but their status after the war was still uncertain.
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December is flying along as per usual
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ReplyDeleteHello, this is my second week participating in the meme. I like thinking in 13s. So cool. Thank you for hosting.
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