blue water massey
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Feb. 27
1776 The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia
1782 The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America
1801 Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction
1813 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted
1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
1827 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA
1864 Near Andersonville GA, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp Sumter"
1864 6th & last day of Battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties)
1865 Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon MO
1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents 1st cigar-rolling machine
1900 Boer General Cronj? surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa
1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote
1929 Russia & US sign trade agreement
1933 German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire
1942 Battle of Java Sea began 13 US warships sunk-2 Japanese
1945 Battle of US 94 Infantry
1951 22nd amendment to the Constitution is ratified, limiting President to 2 terms
1967 Antigua & St Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK
1976 Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon
1985 Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief
1991 Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat & Kuwait is liberated
1776 The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia
1782 The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America
1801 Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction
1813 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted
1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
1827 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA
1864 Near Andersonville GA, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp Sumter"
1864 6th & last day of Battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties)
1865 Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon MO
1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents 1st cigar-rolling machine
1900 Boer General Cronj? surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa
1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote
1929 Russia & US sign trade agreement
1933 German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire
1942 Battle of Java Sea began 13 US warships sunk-2 Japanese
1945 Battle of US 94 Infantry
1951 22nd amendment to the Constitution is ratified, limiting President to 2 terms
1967 Antigua & St Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK
1976 Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon
1985 Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief
1991 Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat & Kuwait is liberated