Opening a gold pocket watch that belonged to Abraham Lincoln, the Smithsonian's National Museum of History discovered a message secretly engraved there by a watchmaker who repaired it in 1861.
It was the first watch that Lincoln ever owned.
The inscription: Jonathan Dillon April 13- 1861 Fort Sumpter was attacked by the rebels on the above date. J Dillon...April 13- 1861 Washington thank God we have a government Jonth Dillon.
As in America's previous era of discord -- unifying the country, the civil rights debate -- ordinary citizens always are affected by events of the day.
The times they are a changin'. Always!
READ: New York Times, Timeless Lincoln Memento Is Revealed by Robin Pogrebin (3/10/09)
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