What do the following people have in common? Sir Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William Penn, Hannah Callowhill Penn, Mother Teresa, Marquis de Lafayette, Count Casimir Pulaski and Bernado de Galvez.
REVOLUTIONARY: Members of the West Jersey Artillery entertain the folks attending a ceremony remembering ‘The Affair at Little Egg Harbor’ 244 years after the battle/massacre. (Photo by Rick Mellerup)
The answer: They are the only eight honorary citizens of the United States.
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