Today in history... 1597 - 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East 1619 - 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia 1741 - Alaska discovered by Danish explorer Vitus Bering 1781 - George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis 1864 - 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) 1866 - Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over 1896 - Dial telephone patented 1938 - Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd & last grand slam 1964 - President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act 1998 - U.S. embassy bombings: the United States military launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum is destroyed in the attack.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:56:57 +0000
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