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visit as a Nobel Peace laureate

known as the "Granite City" for its many gray-stone buildings

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son of the Civil War general who was dismissed by President Lincoln

and a third became the basis of a 6-cent Eisenhower stamp

Early Football Framed or Unframed:Unframed visit as a Nobel PeaceIn the early days of football, games could look like a bare knuckles brawl. In this scene, players converge on the ball carrier amid a tangle of legs, cleats, leather helmets and taped hands. Helmets were originally plain natural leather, either brown, cordovan or black. Color was later added to the helmets to help the quarterback see receivers down field and to adda bit of flair to the game. Some players wore nose guards, but face masks didn't come