Did you know there was once an Emperor of the United States? No? Back in the 1800s a man in San Francisco declared himself as such...and many people were okay with it. Join me for a fun look back at a forgotten part of history.

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SOURCES

“Emperor Norton: Life & Legend.” The Emperor Norton Trust. Accessed May 31, 2023. http://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/life.

“Have We An Emperor Among Us?” Daily National Democrat (Marysville, California), September 20, 1859. www.newspapers.com.

“Summoned.” The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California), January 9, 1880. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.