This Day in Historee

January 12th

On this day in 1971, Charles Manson and three of his followers were found guilty of the murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others. The murders, which took place...

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January 11th

On this day in 1794, President George Washington signed a law establishing the United States Military Academy at West Point. Located in New York, West Point has trained some of...

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January 10th

On this day in 1776, Thomas Paine's influential political pamphlet 'Common Sense' was published in Philadelphia. The pamphlet, which argued for American independence from Great Britain, had a profound impact...

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January 9th

On this day in 1865, the Confederate States of America held their last cabinet meeting, effectively ending the Civil War. The Confederacy, made up of 11 southern states, had seceded...

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December 22nd

On Dec. 22, 1867, the Treaty of Cession was signed, transferring ownership of Alaska from Russia to the US. Initially seen as a cold, barren wasteland, Alaska proved to be...

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December 21st

On This Day in Historee the Battle of Nashville took place during the American Civil War. The Union Army emerge victorious, effectively ending the Confederacy's ability to wage war in...

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