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Google and Wiki revisionist history?

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It appears Google/Wiki is saying that Lincoln was a member of the National Union Party- not the Republican party.

https://www.google.com/search?site=&sou ... Q-7505phxI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_ ... ed_States)
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the digital book burners strike again.
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....HokieFanDC hardest hit. :mrgreen:

Seriously though, I think this is probably folks messing with Wikipedia and the Google algorithms...hence, why citing Google searches or wiki becomes more sketchy by the day.

What if someone wanted to know what a side of beef looked like....

https://www.google.com/search?q=side+of ... 12&bih=604
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HokieJoe wrote:It appears Google/Wiki is saying that Lincoln was a member of the National Union Party- not the Republican party.

https://www.google.com/search?site=&sou ... Q-7505phxI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_ ... ed_States)
The only thing that seems incorrect about 1984 was the date.
Looks like the only thing 1984 got wrong was the date.
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Vienna_Hokie wrote:
HokieJoe wrote:It appears Google/Wiki is saying that Lincoln was a member of the National Union Party- not the Republican party.

https://www.google.com/search?site=&sou ... Q-7505phxI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_ ... ed_States)
The only thing that seems incorrect about 1984 was the date.
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