Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

It was an actor, a pretty famous one at that.

He was born in 1833 in Maryland to a family of actors.

His father, as well as his two brothers, had all performed Shakespeare on stage for adoring

crowds, and Ed had made a bit of a name for himself.

He'd gotten his start in a performance of Richard III alongside his father, who favored

a more outspoken acting style to Ed's quiet contemplation.

Regardless of how they performed, though, one thing was certain.

The family knew how to entertain.

People came from all over to watch them and recite some of the most famous lines ever

written for the stage.

Then three years after their first performance together, Ed's father passed away.

Ed chose to remain with the show for an international tour, and it was on this tour where he gained

why to claim for his talents.

People in the United States in Europe knew his name, and it became synonymous with star.

But his homeland was changing.

A conflict that had begun in the South had migrated north, and embroiled a country in a

war unlike any other.

Fathers were pitted against sons.

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