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What was Joby Howland known for?
credit: @Seduzal
Election Day Bonus:
In 1856 he helped persuade Congress to pay for a second (and still current) bigger one in defiance of politically trying times. In May of 1861 he tried and failed to stop it, fearing the government could not pay the bills. Eventually an urban legend grew that Abraham Lincoln made sure it was finished as a symbol of the Union. Who was "he" and what was "it"?
credit: @MajGenl.Meade
credit: @Seduzal
Election Day Bonus:
In 1856 he helped persuade Congress to pay for a second (and still current) bigger one in defiance of politically trying times. In May of 1861 he tried and failed to stop it, fearing the government could not pay the bills. Eventually an urban legend grew that Abraham Lincoln made sure it was finished as a symbol of the Union. Who was "he" and what was "it"?
credit: @MajGenl.Meade