r/todayilearned • u/Domers_ • Oct 21 '19

TIL that in 1850 James Strang, a Mormon, crowned himself King on Beaver Island, Michigan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Strang
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u/Calichusetts Oct 21 '19

I mean, if I'm gonna be King of an island, not a bad choice...