Reply #90: that's almost worthy of a thread on its own

[rman]

1810 to 1850 the Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the United States escaped to freedom, with the aid of abolitionists.

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Abolitionism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism

Abolitionism was a political movement that sought to abolish the practice of slavery and the worldwide slave trade. It began during the period of the Enlightenment and grew to large proportions in several nations during the 19th century, largely succeeding in its goals.

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2001 September 11 attacks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories

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A number of other theories as to who conspired have formed though which question this account.

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9/11 conspiracy theories

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The 9/11 Commission

* Vice President Dick Cheney initially opposed a congressional commission into the 9/11 attacks, suggesting it would take vital resources and personnel away from the war on terrorism.
* The 9/11 Commission investigation began 411 days after the attacks, whereas the investigations into the attack on Pearl Harbor and the assassination of JFK began after only 9 and 7 days, respectively.
* The commission was given a startup appropriation of only $3 million and made a subsequent funding request for $11 million in order to meet its target date for completion. As a point of comparison, $50 million was set aside to investigate the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, and $40 million was set aside to investigate Bill Clinton's lying about his indiscretions with Monica Lewinsky.

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