ON THIS DAY IN 1849, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Abraham Lincoln, late M.C. from Illinois, has declined the Governorship of Oregon.” *** ON THIS DAY IN 1922, the Eagle reported, “William Randolph Hearst will support his bitter foe, Al Smith, for the governorship. The publisher’s decision on his political course following his complete rout […]
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