On this day in 1838 - 175 years ago - the Iowa Territory was - TopicsExpress



          

On this day in 1838 - 175 years ago - the Iowa Territory was formally organized with its first capital at what is now Burlington, Iowa. On this day in 1863 - 150 years ago - during the Civil War, the Siege of Vicksburg in Mississippi ended in a second major victory for the Union when Confederate armies defending the Mississippi River port surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. On this day in 1918 - 95 years ago - according to the Julian Calendar, Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family were killed by the Bolsheviks.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:02:24 +0000

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