<p>In this episode of How We Got Here - the day a tornado touched down in the Tri-Cities, shearing storefronts in half and claiming lives along the way. Plus, a detective story 200 years in the making. Why the British may be to blame for Virginia’s missing census records. And, the story behind the resignation letter from the commander of the Confederates after the shattering loss at Gettysburg. </p>

In this episode of How We Got Here - the day a tornado touched down in the Tri-Cities, shearing storefronts in half and claiming lives along the way. Plus, a detective story 200 years in the making. Why the British may be to blame for Virginia’s missing census records. And, the story behind the resignation letter from the commander of the Confederates after the shattering loss at Gettysburg.

<p>In this episode of How We Got Here - the day a tornado touched down in the Tri-Cities, shearing storefronts in half and claiming lives along the way. Plus, a detective story 200 years in the making. Why the British may be to blame for Virginia’s missing census records. And, the story behind the resignation letter from the commander of the Confederates after the shattering loss at Gettysburg.&nbsp;</p>

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