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Posted Feb 14, 2012 03:48:25 PM.

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Jeremy Diamond with the Historica Institute joins us to talk about the War of 1812. Cecil the rowdy sports fan joins us. UNB history professor Bill Parenteau looks back on this day in history. John Koster talks about his book about General Custer.

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