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War of 1812: Man
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Illinois veterans of the War of 1812 were either from St. Clair County or Randolph County. The place of enlistment was not specified for many War of 1812 soldiers. When searching by place of enlistment, choose the locality from the drop-down menu. For all soldiers where locality is not specified, choose "No County Listed" from the drop-down menu. Select "Any County" if you do not wish to limit the results to a specific locality.
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The Lundy’s Lane Historical Society has published many items relating to the War of 1812. Most of these are available through the Archives of Ontario Library. Please consult BIBLiON, the on-line catalogue to the library holdings.
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Dick Ashworth, the weaponeer in charge of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, at the end of World War Two, has died. He was assigned to the Los Alamos-based Manhattan Project that developed the world's first atomic bomb. Ashworth was a member of the B-29 bomber crew that dropped the second atomic bomb on Japan on August Ninth, 1945. He was assigned as the weaponeer, the person in charge of the bomb.
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