Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World
In 1859, Joshua Norton declared himself Emperor of the United States. He was a naturalized citizen who could not run for president because he was born in England. The title came from an ancient Latin word that means commander and is used to refer to heads of state. Jimmy Aiken's mysterious world airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Star Quest Television.
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Transcript
Joshua Abraham Norton had an amazing life and was a titan among men. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the story of Norton's life in the 1800s, with his rise from humble circumstances to wealth and power to humility and back again, and learn what made him so amazing.
