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On this day in 1863, Battle of Fredricksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)
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1858 on Jul 28th - First use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made by Sir William James Herschel of the Indian Civil Service.

We can make this an historical events thread.


Very cool idea!

1864: Sherman captures and burns Atlanta; Lincoln re-elected
1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.

Thanks Talia, I thought it would be fun.
"No one knows when the final grain of sand will plummet through their own personal Hourglass." ~ CKAcres
"If you really want to make a difference, don't over think it, just do it..."
"Scars of life are deeply etched within the minds of curious old souls."
"Them ain't no militia, that's the Army of the Potomac!"
1871 - 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double
1872 - California earthquake

Today, May the 7th in 1873 - US marines attack Panama
1875: Civil Rights Act enacted March 1
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
March 2 – In the Compromise of 1877, the U.S. presidential election, 1876 is resolved with the selection of Rutherford B. Hayes as the winner, even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876. March 4 – Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States, succeeding Ulysses S. Grant.
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1885 - Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'
"Them ain't no militia, that's the Army of the Potomac!"