This Day In History
On November 13, 1860, South Carolina’s legislature calls a special convention to discuss secession from the Union.
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina was the first state to declare its secession for the Union.
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Marine Corps – Happy Birthday
This Day In History
On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that two battalions of Marines be raised for service as landing forces with the fleet. This resolution established the Continental Marines and marked the birth date of the United States Marine Corps.
Happy 240th Birthday!!!
1938-11-09 Night of Broken Glass
On This Day In History
On November 9, 1938, SA Paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians carried out coordinated attacks on Jews throughout Nazi Germany. The number of Jews murdered during the attacks vary greatly but it’s reported that over 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps. The attacks later known as Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) ended on November 10, 1938.
1863-11-06 Battle of Droop Mountain
On This Day In History
On November 6, 1863, the Battle of Droop Mountain, West Virginia, was one of the largest engagements in West Virginia during the civil war. Confederate forces engaged, but failed to prevent Union forces under Brigadier General William W. Averell from a rendezvous with other Federal troops in a joint raid on Confederate railways. As a result of the Union victory, Confederate resistance in the state essentially collapsed.
2009-11-05 Fort Hood
On This Day In History
On November 5, 2009, the deadliest mass shooting at a United States military installation occurs at Fort Hood, Texas, when United States Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 and wounds 29.
1956-11-04 Hungarian Protest
On This Day In History
On November 4, 1956, Russian tanks rolled into Budapest killing thousands of Hungarians who wanted a more democratic political system and freedom from Russian oppression.
Federal Income Tax
Did You Know?
The US federal income tax was first enacted in 1862 to support the Union’s Civil War effort. It was eliminated in 1872, revived in 1894, then declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court the in 1895. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution made income tax a law.
Spymaster
Did You Know?
George Washington was the best spymaster in American History! He ran dozens of espionage rings in British-held New York and Philadelphia, and the man who supposedly could not tell a lie was a genius at disinformation. He constantly befuddled the British by leaking, through double agents, inflated reports on the strength of his army.
He Was Born In 1706
Did You Know?
Benjamin Franklin was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was born in 1706, and was 70 years old when the he signed the document.
Neither Signed the Constitution
Did You Know?
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams did not attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and neither one signed the document.
