http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/89218-Is-This-The-Worlds-Oldest-Emoticon Abe Lincoln may have pioneered more than just the unity of the United States. More reason why Lincoln was one of (if not the) greatest president in US history.
interesting I think it could be done on purpose, since every letter is put in by hand, it's odd that they would have accidentally added another block without noticing, and the fact that they normally used brackets instead.
Theres an opening parenthasis so there has to be a closing parenthesis, adding a semicolon doesn't change that, so it being deliberate doesn't make much sense to me.
