Friday, December 2, 2016

I love "This day in history" posts

I love looking up what happened today hundreds of yrs ago. So, Here are a few links for you and maybe more to come.

America Revolution:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philadelphia-nurse-overhears-british-plans-to-attack-washington

Civil War:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-gracie-killed-at-petersburg

WWI:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russia-reaches-armistice-with-the-central-powers

WWII:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fermi-produces-the-first-nuclear-chain-reaction

Vietnam War:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senator-mansfield-pronounces-american-aid-to-south-vietnam-wasted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-leaders-order-a-temporary-halt-to-the-strategic-hamlet-program

General (1700s):
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coleridge-joins-the-cavalry (literary)
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-temptations-earn-their-final-1-hit-with-papa-was-a-rolling-stone (music)


General (1800s):

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-crowned-emperor
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monroe-introduces-bold-new-foreign-policy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monroe-doctrine-declared
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/polk-affirms-monroe-doctrine
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-brown-hanged

General (1900s):

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archie-griffin-wins-second-consecutive-heisman-trophy (sports)


http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/affleck-and-damons-good-will-hunting-debuts

General (2000s):

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enron-files-for-bankruptcy


http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history



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