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Joshua Abraham Norton: US Emperor
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Did you know! the United States once had an emperor? In the 19th-century San Francisco, there was a man name Joshua Abraham Norton, a failed businessman who lost his fortune in a bad rice deal. Instead of succumbing to shame, Norton declared himself "Norton 1, Emperor of the United States" in 1859. Remarkably, people played along.
Emperor Norton issued his own currency, accepted by local shops. He levied taxes, made royal decrees, and even "dissolved" the U S Congress. Donning a makeshift uniform with a beaver hat adorned with peacock feathers and a rusty saber, Norton paraded daily through San Francisco, becoming a beloved mascot. Local newspapers published his decrees, theatres reserved seats for him, and policemen saluted him.
When Norton died in 1880, over 10,000 people attended his funeral procession, one of the largest in the city's history.