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On this day in history, August 7, 1794 – U.S. #President George Washington invoked the #Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the #Whiskey #Rebellion in western #Pennsylvania. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #otd #potus Historygonewilder.com
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On this day in history, August 5, 1864 – The Battle of Mobile Bay began in Alabama, Admiral David Farragut led a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and sealed one of the last major Southern ports. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #otd #civilwar #confederate #Union #alabama
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On this day in History, August 4, 1892 – The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She will be tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #otd #muder #truecrime #massachusetts
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On this day in history, August 2, 1876 – Lawman "Wild Bill" Hickok was killed in the town of Deadwood in the Dakota Territory. #history #Dailyhistory #didyouknow #today #otd #wildwest #SouthDakota #poker Historygonewilder.com
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On this day in History, August 3, 1861, while on the James River, John LaMountain made an ascent in a balloon from the deck of the steam tug Fanny to observe Confederate positions, making the Fanny a balloon carrier. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #otd #civilwar #confederate #Union
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On this day in history, August 6, 1862 – The Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas was scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #otd #civilwar #confederate #Union #mississippiriver
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