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    This man, known as "the most popular American celebrity of his time," was born in Florida and was part of a militia that lasted all of two weeks. He was also a friend of Nikola Tesla. Who was he?

    Question #69516. Asked by smartie806. (Aug 09 06 8:16 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835.

    Missouri, although a slave state and considered by many to be part of the South, declined to join the Confederacy and remained loyal to the Union. When the war began, Clemens and his friends formed a Confederate militia (an experience he depicted in his 1885 short story, "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed"), but he saw no military action and the militia disbanded after two weeks.

    He developed a close and lasting friendship with Nikola Tesla, and the two spent quite a bit of time together (in Tesla's laboratory, among other places).

    http://reference.psychcentral.com/psypsych/Mark_Twain

    Aug 09 06, 8:32 AM
    smartie806

    		Yay, zbeckabee! Correct!

    Aug 09 06, 8:38 AM

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