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2. Interesting (to me) side note from the AP article

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:48 PM

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The Associated Press was formed when five New York City newspapers funded a pony express route through Alabama to bring news of the Mexican War — as it is sometimes known in the U.S. — north faster than the U.S. Post Office could deliver it.

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