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NOVEMBER 5 - 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes
NOVEMBER 5 - 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time. ...
NOVEMBER 2 - 1895 – The first gasoline-powered race in the
NOVEMBER 2 - 1895 – The first gasoline-powered race in the United States; first prize is $2,000. 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the Universit...
OCTOBER 18 - 1648 – Boston Shoemakers form first American
OCTOBER 18 - 1648 – Boston Shoemakers form first American labor organization. 1851 – Herman Melvilles Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale...
OCTOBER 14 - 1773 – Just before the beginning of the American
OCTOBER 14 - 1773 – Just before the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, several of the British East India Companys tea ships are set ablaz...
OCTOBER 7 - 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans
OCTOBER 7 - 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis ...
SEPTEMBER 17 - 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is
SEPTEMBER 17 - 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. 1787 – The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia. 1849 – A...
JULY 9 - 1755 – French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition –
JULY 9 - 1755 – French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat ...
APRIL 10 - 1815 – The Mount Tambora volcano begins a
APRIL 10 - 1815 – The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people a...
MARCH 8 - 1576 – Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first
MARCH 8 - 1576 – Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán. 1817 – The New York Stock ...
JULY 31 - 904 – Thessalonica falls to the Arabs, who destroy
JULY 31 - 904 – Thessalonica falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city. 1790 – The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a...

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