旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Little Known Facts About America!� 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � * Paul Revere, though a great silversmith failed at copperplate engraving. � � He was poor in artistry on copper and did that work only when financially� � hard up.� � * Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence � � was the last survivor - he died at age 95. He also died one of the� � country's wealthiest man.� � * The Declaration of Independence was printer by a woman, Mary Katherine � � Goddard - she distributed the first edition to the first commissioned � � Congress in January 1777.� � * The first U.S. Chief Justice, John Jay, bought slaves then freed them. � � * Alexander Hamilton wanted the country to be "The united state of� � america," having no individual states.� � * While president, George Washington and John Adams paid protection money � � to pirates in the Mediterranean Sea several millions while the Congress � � debated starting a navy.� � * When George Washington died, it is said that British ships in the English� � Channel fired a twenty gun salute.� � * The first lottery was in Virginia in 1826 - the first person to develop � � the lottery was Thomas Jefferson - he was flat broke at age 83 and needed� � the cash. The lottery was not successful. Tom died owing $107,000.� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸