Here you will find different posts from history. It will not always be focused on one country, there can be articles from other countries besides the United States of America. The posts in this blog will be focused on the day there posted. If I post on January 16th the featured post will be centered on January 16th some time in the past. The year it is from will be based on the article and when the event happened
British settling Australia, Australia Day Australia originally known as New South Wales; an area of land declared to be a penal colony. On October 1786 Arthur Philip was appointed Captain of the HMS Sirius, and a commission by the British government to manage an agricultural work camp, for British convicts. As you can imagine there […]
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The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) became the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was awarded in 1951, and construction commenced in 1952. Nautilus had her launching on 21 January 1954. At launch First Lady Mamie Eisenhower broke the traditional bottle of champagne across her bow. Being a nuclear-powered submarine The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was able to
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How many of us have come home from work on a Friday night and thought I think I will have a beer? Well there once was a time when the federal government said no to all forms of alcohol. talk about a culture shock. most probably did not think something like this would have been
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January 14, 1784. On this day in history the Continental Congress approved the Treaty of Paris. This ratification officially ended the Revolutionary War with Great Britain. These actions then established the United States of America. This at that point made the United States of America a free sovereign nation. The intentions declared with this pact
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