Tag: 1846
Prince Albert Liverpool, Grand Larceny, California 2020
In 1846, the Great Western Railway brought a sense of pride and excitement to the people of New York, but little did they know that a scandal was brewing in Liverpool. A Liverpool parish minister had committed a sacrilegious act by comparing the visit of Prince Albert to Liverpool with the coming of Christ. The…
The Empty Promise of a New System: A Web of Deceit in the Nation’s Capital
In the sweltering spring of 1846, a proposal emerged in Washington City that would shake the very foundations of the nation’s economy. The ‘plat’ in question, touted as a revolutionary new system, promised to bring order and stability to the nation’s finances. But behind the façade of innovation lay a web of deceit and self-interest.…
