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What a difference one vote can make
SIR - "How important is one vote?
A historical over view of the importance of casting a vote:
In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England;
In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed;
In 1776, one vote gave America the English instead of the Germans;
In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union;
In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment; In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic;
In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United States;
In 1923, one vote gave Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party;
In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service - just weeks before Pearl Harbour was attacked.
Are you going to vote next time? Makes you think perhaps I should.
Valerie Roberts,
Hurdle Way,
Compton Down.
4:13pm Wednesday 7th May 2008
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