Sherman’s March to the Sea is remembered for brutal tactics that confiscated or destroyed food, livestock, and supplies. Railroads were dismantled, and industry disrupted. The devastation was widespread, and not only limited to military targets. Homes, farms, and civilian infrastructure became casualties of the march.
Officially known as C/1680 V1, Kirch’s discovery soon became known as the Great Comet of 1680 and was visible for many weeks, growing to become the brightest object in the night sky and one of the brightest comets of the seventeenth century.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was designed by a 21-year-old architecture student, Maya Lin, following a national competition. Her minimalist design featured two black granite walls set into the ground, forming a V-shape.
The Oregon State Highway Division blew up a dead whale that had washed up on a beach.
Nat Turner was supported by a group of more than seventy enslaved and free Blacks who sought to liberate enslaved people while brutally killing around 60 white individuals, including men, women, and children.
Bill Gates publicly announced Windows 1.0 on November 10, 1983, at a reception in New York City.
When news of the incident reached the Soviet Union, party leader Leonid Brezhnev wrote to Carter condemning the ‘tremendous danger’ caused by the error.
When news of the interception of a neutral ship reached Britain at the end of November, the government responded angrily.
The raids were ruthless in their execution and consisted of numerous warrantless searches and arrests across 12 cities, often targeting immigrants and prominent leftist activists.
Despite the absence of regulation and structured plays, the match turned out to be fiercely competitive. While the scoring was different from modern football, Rutgers won 6-4.
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