Did you know the current desk in the oval office was made out of an abandoned British Navy ship called the HMS Resolute and was gifted to the US by Queen Victoria, in an effort to soothe gathering tensions between the two countries?
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That's a really good looking desk.
Yeah, I'd fuck it.
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There's a plaque on the desk that reads:
H.M.S. RESOLUTE forming part of the expedition sent in search of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN IN 1852, was abandoned in latitude 74° 41' N longitude 101° 22' W on May 15, 1854. She was discovered and extricated in September 1855 in latitude 67 degrees N by Captain Buddington of the United States Whaler "GEORGE HENRY."
The ship was purchased, fitted out and sent to England as a gift to HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA by the PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES as a token of goodwill & friendship. This table was made from her timbers when she was broken up, and is presented by the QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND to the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES as a memorial of the courtesy and loving kindness which dictated the offer of the gift of the RESOLUTE.
Not the queen of Ireland anymore, mofo.
not only was it gifted by queen vic, she also made one for herself. i saw it in that nicholas cage documentary, national treasure 2.
>Trump's Tweet Table is made from an abandonded British ship
Interesting.
well part of it
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