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On December 6, 1884, workers placed the 3,300-pound marble capstone on the Washington Monument and topped it with a nine-inch pyramid of cast aluminum, completing construction of the 555-foot Egyptian obelisk. Continue reading.
On December 6, 1864, Abraham Lincoln nominated Salmon P. Chase for Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. Continue reading.
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