美国国家历史博物馆周二揭开了一个埋藏148年的“秘密”,前总统林肯留下的怀表内原来刻有一则深具历史意义的简短信息。
由当时修理怀表的表匠Jonathan Dillon于1861年4月13日刻下的信息说,“桑特堡遭到叛军攻击”,但“感谢上帝,我们有政府”。
1861年4月13日爆发的桑特堡战役开启了美国南北战争,长达4年的内战造成超过600,000人死亡。(路透社)
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