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Gefallen Engel U-666
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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
1859 Joshua Abraham Norton, English-born resident of San Francisco, proclaims himself his Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America.
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A man of foresight and wisdom : 
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The city of San Francisco also honored Norton. When his uniform began to look shabby, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors bought him a suitably imperial replacement. Norton sent a gracious thank you note and issued a "patent of nobility in perpetuity" for each supervisor.
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