This Week In American History
This Week In American History: October 15th - O...
October 15 1863 The H.L. Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sunk during a test run, killing its inventor and seven crew members. The submarine would go on to...
This Week In American History: October 15th - O...
October 15 1863 The H.L. Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sunk during a test run, killing its inventor and seven crew members. The submarine would go on to...
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This Week In American History: October 8th - Oc...
October 8 1871 The Great Chicago Fire began when flames sparked in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, igniting a two-day blaze that killed between 200 and 300...
This Week In American History: October 8th - Oc...
October 8 1871 The Great Chicago Fire began when flames sparked in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, igniting a two-day blaze that killed between 200 and 300...
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This Week In American History: October 1st - Oc...
October 1 1890 An act of Congress created Yosemite National Park. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by...
This Week In American History: October 1st - Oc...
October 1 1890 An act of Congress created Yosemite National Park. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by...
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This Week In American History: September 24th -...
September 24 1789 The Judiciary Act of 1789 was passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made...
This Week In American History: September 24th -...
September 24 1789 The Judiciary Act of 1789 was passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made...
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This Week In American History: September 17th -...
September 17 1787 The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. During an intensive debate,...
This Week In American History: September 17th -...
September 17 1787 The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. During an intensive debate,...
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This Week in American History: September 10th -...
September 10 1813 The Battle of Lake Erie marked the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history. U.S. Captain Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine...
This Week in American History: September 10th -...
September 10 1813 The Battle of Lake Erie marked the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history. U.S. Captain Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine...
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