Moments in Time – October 14, 2020
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On Oct. 27, 1659, William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson, two Quakers who came from England in 1656 to escape religious persecution, are executed in the Massachusetts ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – October 7, 2020
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On Oct. 24, 1775, a British naval fleet of six ships sails up the James River to destroy the town of Norfolk, Virginia. Expecting the Patriots and local militia to come ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 30, 2020
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On Oct. 18, 1767, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon complete their survey of the boundary between the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland, as well as areas that would ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 23, 2020
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On Oct. 11, 1793, the death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100. By the time it ended, 5,000 people were dead. A vaccine now prevents yellow fever ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 16, 2020
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On Oct. 4, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln observes a balloon demonstration near Washington, D.C. Both Confederate and Union armies experimented with using balloons to ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 9, 2020
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On Sept. 24, 1789, the Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 2, 2020
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On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It would not become binding ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – August 26, 2020
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On Sept. 10, 1813, in the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history, U.S. Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine American ships to victory ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – August 19, 2020
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On Sept. 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II’s baker near London Bridge. When the Great Fire finally was extinguished on ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – August 12, 2020
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On Aug. 30, 30 B.C., Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future ... Continue Reading →
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