Bryce AN biliþ on ælc cyrre
- 1772
? In an act of defiance against the
Navigation Acts
,
American patriots
led by
Abraham Whipple
attacked and burned the British
schooner
Gaspee
.
- 1856
?
Mormon pioneers
began leaving
Iowa City, Iowa
, and
headed west
for
Salt Lake City
,
Utah
, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled
handcarts
.
- 1862
?
American Civil War
:
Confederate
General
Stonewall Jackson
concluded his successful
Shenandoah Valley Campaign
with a victory in the
Battle of Port Republic
.
- 1873
? Sixteen days after it was built,
Alexandra Palace
in
North London
, England, was destroyed by fire.
- 1954
? During the
Army?McCarthy hearings
investigating conflicting accusations between the
United States Army
and Senator
Joseph McCarthy
, Army lawyer
Joseph N. Welch
famously asked McCarthy, "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
- 1965
? The
Viet Cong
commenced combat with the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
in the
Battle of Dong Xoai
, one of the largest battles in the
Vietnam War
.
- 1972
? A dam outside
Rapid City, South Dakota
, US, became clogged with debris and
failed
, resulting in 238 deaths, 3,057 injuries, and over
$160 million
in damage.
- 1973
?
Secretariat
mearh gwwonne þone
Belmont Stakes
r?s by 31 lengþa, achieving the first
American Triple Crown
victory in a quarter-century, and lowering the
track
and world record times for 1½ mile distance races to 2:24.
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