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Ep.52 – America's First (and only) Emperor
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A fed up and down on his luck San Francisco businessman, Joshua Norton, declared that he was the new Emperor of the United States, and the people sort of...just went with it. He passed laws and issued his own currency, and literally for the lolz the citizenry just played along. But like, for real though.
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Manage episode 298441619 series 2665216
A fed up and down on his luck San Francisco businessman, Joshua Norton, declared that he was the new Emperor of the United States, and the people sort of...just went with it. He passed laws and issued his own currency, and literally for the lolz the citizenry just played along. But like, for real though.
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Support Wiki Walks by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/wikiwalks
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