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Today in History: 27 February 1983

Today in History: 27 February 1983

By Linda Goin on 27 February 2009

Sometimes I find an article of such odd interest that I want to do more research into that article. But, with limited time, I’ll put this one out there to allow you or others to discover more about this piece. The story involves Texas artist Percy Holt and five hairs from General Robert E. Lee’s horse, Traveler.

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