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In 1848 Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ceding all territory north of Tampico to the United States for US$15 million.<span class=EditorText>An installment from <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=39th_parallel>39th Parallel</a> thread.</span>39th Parallel "Part 3": Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Steve Payne The Story Of Frank And Jesse James: "Part 5" Chris Oakley In 1804 on this day the select group of U.S. Army volunteers commissioned by President Jefferson as a "Corps of Discovery" departed from Camp Dubois, St. Louis. Led by Second Lieutenant William Clark, the expeditionaries travel to St Charles where they met up with their Commander, Captain Meriwether Lewis."Lewis and Clark Expedition" intercepted by Spanish Agents Steve Payne
Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 10" Chris Oakley In 1872 on this day the twenty-ninth President of the United States, Alexander M. Palmer was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania."Alexander M. Palmer": 29th President of the United States Steve Payne In 1898 on this day <a href=http://ww.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=131800>Democrat Senator</a> Golda Meyerson was born in Kiev.Birth of Sen "Golda Meyerson" (D-WI) Steve Payne
In 1913 on this day the assassin Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (pictured) disembarked from the Krakow train at Viennas North Terminal station. Of dark complexion, he sported a large peasants moustache and carried a very basic wooden suitcase. The Arrests at the Central Cafe in the Old Town of Vienna "Part 2" Steve Payne In 1913 on this day Imperial police arrested dozens of subversive intellectuals gathered at the Café Central, a notorious coffeehouse in the Old Town of Vienna.The Arrests at the Central Cafe in the Old Town of Vienna "Part 1" Steve Payne In 1912 on-board the British Steamship SS Californian at a quarter after midnight, twenty-year old Cyril Furmstone Evans became the first wireless telegraphy operator in history to receive an SOS signal transmitted in Morse Code."RMS Titanic" Rescued by Modern Technology Steve Payne
In 1899 provoked by the blistering satire of his final novel, Russian authorities forced Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy into exile. Happy Endings 20: "Tolstoy" a Canadian Life Steve Payne In 1912 while campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt is shot at by a crank who said that "any man looking for a third term ought to be shot"."Bull Moose" escapes assassin's bullet Robbie Taylor In 1867 on this day Great Britain <a href=http://wwww.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=144041>purchased Alaska</a> from the Tsar. Long delayed by negotiating posturing, it was nevertheless a move that had been almost inevitable ever since the Russian-American Company entered into an agreement with the Hudsons Bay Company to grant British rights to sail through Russian territory."Alaska" Ice Crystal of the British Empire Steve Payne



In 1850 on this day the seventh President of the United States John Caldwell Calhoun died in Washington, D.C. He was sixty-eight years old.Passing of President "John C. Calhoun" Jeff Provine In 1806 a declaration of guaranteed freedom of navigation upon the Mississippi River removed the final obstacle to the United States diplomatic recognition of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?story=39692-P>Republic of Gloriana</a>.US diplomatic recognition of the "Republic of Gloriana" Steve Payne Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 9" Chris Oakley
In 1820 on this day USN Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr. died in Washington, D.C. aged forty-one. He had achieved widespread notoriety for the failed American Raid on Tripoli. Decatur's American Raid on "Tripoli" Fails Jeff Provine In 1837 on this day two consecutive term President of the United States Stephen Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, New Jersey, to Richard Falley Cleveland and Ann Neal Cleveland.Birth of President "Stephen Grover Cleveland" Steve Payne In 1751 on this day the fourth President of the United States James Madison, Jr. was born in Port Conway, Virginia Colony.Birth of fourth US President "James Madison" Jeff Provine
In 1854 on this day the twenty-ninth President of the United States Thomas Riley Marshall (pictured) was born in North Manchester, Indiana.Birth of President "Thomas R. Marshall", Fearless Leader Steve Payne In 1881 on this day the Peoples Will revolutionary movement in Russia claims its greatest prize - the life of the Czar.People's Will revolutionary movement assassinate "Czar Alexander II" Robbie Taylor In 1833 on this day 23rd President of the United States Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio. Just eleven days after taking office, the German-American War began in the Pacific. Birth of President "Benjamin Harrison" Jeff Provine
In 1881 as his Sunday custom, the Czar traveled in his bulletproof carriage (a gift from Emperor Napoleon III of France) to the Mikhailovsky Manege to review the military roll call. Czar "Alexander II" Survives Assassination Attempt Jeff Provine In 1866 at the climatic battle of the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Prussian_War#Major_Battles>Fraternal War</a>, von Moltkes brave little army was decisively beaten at Königgrätz all but ending Brandenburgs rather kitsch dreams of retrocession from the Habsburgs united Germany.von Moltke's crushing defeat at the "Battle of Sadowa" Steve Payne The Story Of Frank And Jesse James: "Part 4" Chris Oakley



In 1913 on this day Teddy Roosevelt is inaugurated for a third, non-consecutive term of office as US President."Teddy Roosevelt" Runs Alone Jeff Provine In 1827 it was rather a chance meeting that brought the German professor Friedrich Eduard Beneke together with Rosmerta Howl from Carmarthen. <span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>"Friedrich Eduard Beneke", Welsh Wizard Dirk Puehl Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 8" Chris Oakley
In 1848 former US President John Winston Jones died on this day in Petersburg, Virginia. He was fifty-six years old.President "John Winston Jones" passes away Robbie Taylor By 1843 since its discovery for the West by Captain James Cook in 1778, Hawaii, then known as the Sandwich Islands, served as an important harbor in the Pacific Ocean. The island chain was united soon after the coming of the Europeans by King Kamehameha the Great in 1795 after deposing his cousin and militarily dominating the other chieftains. Paulet Seizes "Hawai'i" over American Protest Jeff Provine In 1822 on this day celebrated American statesman and diplomat William Pinkney died in Washington, D.C. He was fifty-seven years old.Architect of "Monroe-Pinkney Treaty" passes away Steve Payne
The Story Of Frank And Jesse James: "Part 3" Chris Oakley In 1801 on the 36th ballot the U.S. House of Representatives elected Aaron Burr, Jr. as President and Thomas Jefferson as Vice President, resolving an electoral tie in the U.S. presidential election.Presidency of Aaron Burr, "Part 1" Steve Payne In 1911 it was grim irony that the wreck of the "Nimrod" was discovered drifting in the pack ice on Ernest Shackletons birthday by his old rival Roald Amundsen.<span class=EditorText>This post was written by Dirk Puehl the highly recommended author of <a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/101959956375064214309/posts>#onthisday #history</a> Google+ posts.</span>Amundsen discovers the "Nimrod" Dirk Puehl
In 1876 Elisha Gray files with the U.S. Patent Office a "Caveat" announcing his intention to file for a patent within three months, for "the art of transmitting vocal sounds or conversations telegraphically through an electric circuit", the working apparatus of which would become known as the "telephone", although the word appears nowhere in Grays filing.Controversial Invention of the "Telephone" Eric Lipps By 1854 as the nineteenth century showed the continued waning of the Ottoman Empire, the "Eastern Question" asked what to do with the "Sick Man of Europe". In its heyday, the empire ruled from the ancient Byzantine capital of Constantinople over lands stretching from the Balkans to Mesopotamia across North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. March 28, 1854 - France and Britain join "Eastern War" Jeff Provine In 1773 on this day ninth President of the United States William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City, Virginia Colony.President "William Henry Harrison" Recovers From Illness Robbie Taylor



Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 7" Chris Oakley In 1882 Jesse James Flees Missouri. As famous outlaw Jesse James prepared his gang for another robbery, he noticed a picture frame was dusty. He climbed onto a chair and proceeded to dust and straighten it. Behind him, one of his gang members, Bob Ford, shot at him, narrowly missing his head. Infuriated, James jumped down the chair and threw it at Bob, who had already run out the kitchen door. James chased him into the streets of Saint Joseph, Missouri, firing several shots before mounting his horse and disappearing, riding east. April 3, 1882 - "Jesse James" Flees Missouri Jeff Provine In 1882 on this day the celebrated Irish novelist and poet James Joyce was born to a middle class family in Dublin, where he excelled as a student at the Jesuit schools Clongowes and Belvedere, then at University College Dublin. Birth of James Joyce, author of a very different "Ulysses" Jeff Provine
In 1812 as the sea otter fur trade blossomed in the Northern Pacific, settlers from Russia began to colonize the Alaskan coast. Founding of "Fort Ross" Begins Russian Gold Rush Jeff Provine In 1804 at a party sponsored by the Senate to encourage support for the US Navy as the Barbary War continued into its third year, President Thomas Jefferson was presented with a Mammoth Loaf, a gift from the Navy of bread made from an entire barrel of flour. The term "mammoth" was popularized by opponents mocking Jefferson for his fascination with the diversion of science, supporting the uncovering of a mammoth skeleton. Much to the Federalists chagrin, "mammoth" became a popular word, and shops soon became stocked with "mammoth" portions of foods as advertisement. March 26, 1804 - Assassin Poisons "Mammoth Cheese" Jeff Provine The Story Of Frank And Jesse James: "Part 2" Chris Oakley
In 1902 on this day the Carnegie Institution for Science (in Man) was founded. "Carnegie Institution" for Science (in Man) Founded Jeff Provine In 1837 North Michigan and South Michigan were admitted to the United States of America as free states.Both "Michigans" join the Union Eric Lipps In 1832 Charles Dodgson, better known to readers of the 19th century as Lewis Carroll, was born in Daresbury, England. Birth of "Jack the Ripper", Light-Hearted Friend Robbie Taylor
In 1801 a Conspiracy to Murder the Tsar was stopped. March 23, 1801 - Conspiracy to "Murder the Tsar" Stopped Jeff Provine In 1877 on this day the Electoral Count presented to the US Congress a revised proposal for the resolution of the disputed twenty votes that would decide whether Samuel Tilden or Rutherford B. Hayes would occupy the White House.Private army of "Gen McClellan " marched on DC to force Rutherford Hayes to accept defeat. Andrew Beane In 2001 on this day outgoing US President Albert Gore, Jr.issued a formal apology to the descendants of Captain Meriwether Lewis."Meriwether Lewis" Defeats Muggers, Redux Steve Payne



In 1860 on this day 31st President of the United States Charles Curtis (picture) was born in Topeka, Kansas Territory prior to its admission as a state.Birth of 31st US President "Charles Curtis" Steve Payne In 1847 on this day representatives of Her Britannic Majestys Government offered to set up a quasi-independent Republic/British protectorate of California headed by John C. Frémont.British "Appointment" of President Frémont Steve Payne In 1859 the Great Pig War entered a new and tragic phase. Two thousand British soldiers, then occupying the US island of San Juan in Puget Sound, Oregon Territory, once again attempted to arrest an American farmer on charges of murdering an English pig that had torn up his potato patch. Outbreak of "The Great Pig" War Stan Brin
In 1917 on this day 26th President of the United States William F. Cody died in Denver, Colorado. He was seventy years old. Life and Times of President "William F. Cody" Steve Payne In 1800 twelfth Vice President of the United States Millard Fillmore was born in a log cabin in Moravia, Cayuga County, in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Birth of VP "Millard Fillmore" Steve Payne In 1880 on this day Joshua A. Norton, Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico died on his way to give a charity lecture at the California Academy of Sciences."Joshua Norton", Emperor of these United States passes away Jeff Provine
In 1919 on this day Americas only three-term President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York. He was sixty years old.Three-term President "Teddy Roosevelt" passes away Robbie Taylor In 1826 on this day Queen Victorias lover and second husband John Brown was born in Crathie, Aberdeenshire.<span class=EditorText>This article is part of the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Happy_Endings>Happy Endings</a> thread</span>.Happy Ending "Part 18" John Brown, Royal Ghillie Lover Steve Payne In 1832 on this day Andrew Jackson <a href=http://wwww.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=259743>dissuaded John C. Calhoun</a> (pictured) from becoming the first Vice President (VP) of the United States to resign.Jackson talks "Calhoun" out of quitting Steve Payne
In 1848 Violence Begets German National Assembly. 1848 became the Year of Revolution as nation after nation rose up, questioning their feudal leaders and calling for great populist reforms. The end of the first era of the Industrial Revolution had created a huge body in the Working Class. New ideas such as Nationalism and Socialism expanded, filling the population with demands from their traditional rulers. Revolution began in France, where it toppled King Louis Philippe, and spread throughout Europe as well as Latin America, but nowhere had as dramatic of a change as in Germany. Violence Begets "German National Assembly" Jeff Provine In 1812 on this day the Royal Navys impressment and seizures of American ships and sailors was brought to an end by the signing of the Treaty of Trois-Riveries. <span class=EditorText>An article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=American_Heroes>American Heroes</a> thread.</span>War of 1812 avoided by "Treaty of Trois-Riveries" Steve Payne In 1888 on this day the troubled life of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh took its darkest turn as he murdered his roommate and fellow artist, Paul Gauguin. "Van Gogh" Murders Gauguin Steve Payne



In 1849 on this day the political martyr Fyodor Dostoyevsky (pictured) was shot by a firing squad in St. Petersburg. Political Martyr "Dostoyevsky" Shot Jeff Provine In 1889 on this day the German-American War begans in the Pacific. "German-American War" Begins in Pacific Steve Payne Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 6" Chris Oakley
The Story Of Frank And Jesse James: "Part 1" Chris Oakley In 1836 on this day General Matthias Wilde led Texas to victory at the historic battle of the Alamo.Dawn of the "Texas Empire" Sharon Bayliss In 1824 the U.S. House of Representatives takes up the matter of the presidential stalemate between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.President "William H. Crawford" Robbie Taylor
In 1874 on this day the incomparable Zionist Leader Chaim Azriel Weizmann was born in the village of Motal near Pinsk in Belarus (at that time part of the Russian Empire).Birth of "Chaim Weizmann" founder of Greater Zionist Resistance Steve Payne In 1834 from his location on the south bank of the River Thames, the celebrated English painter J.M.W. Turner sketched the burning Houses of Parliament.Burning of the "Houses of Parliament" Jackie Speel In 1836 on this day the 26th President of the United States Arthur Sewall (pictured) was born in Small Point, Maine. 26th President of the United States "Arthur Sewall" Steve Payne
In 1804 on this day Franklin Pierce (pictured) was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.Birth of President-elect "Franklin Pierce" Steve Payne In 1912 on this day Otto von Habsburg (pictured) was born at Villa Wartholz in Reichenau an der Rax. Birth of Kaiser Otto "Emperor of the Germans" Steve Payne In 1886 on this day 23rd President of the United States John Alexander "Blackjack" Logan (pictured) died aged sixty. Death of 23rd President "John. A Logan" Steve Payne



Slipping The Surly Bonds Of Earth: "Part 25" Chris Oakley In 1831 on this day the twentieth President of the United States James A. Garfield was born in Moreland Hills, Ohio. Birth of 20th President "James A. Garfield" Steve Payne In 1802 on this day 22nd President of the United States Solomon Foot (pictured) was born in Cornwall, Vermont. Birth of 22nd President "Solomon Foot" Steve Payne
In 1886 on this day 21st President of the United States Chester Alan Arthur died in New York City of apoplexy, a cerebral haemorrhage and stroke. He was only fifty-six years old. 21st President of the United States "Chester A. Arthur" Steve Payne In 1804 on this day Alexander Hamilton survived the duel at Weehawken with his life intact, but not his reputation which was in tatters. <span class=EditorText>A reversal of Jeff Provines <a href=http://thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.ca/2010/07/july-12-1804-alexander-hamilton.html>Alexander Hamilton Survives Duel</a> post.</span>Alexander Hamilton Survives Duel, "Redux" Steve Payne In 1809 Captain Meriwether Lewis rested at the "Grinders Stand", an inn on the Natchez Trace, seventy miles south-west of Nashville, Tennessee. Meriwether Lewis Defeats Muggers, "Redux" Steve Payne
Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 5" Chris Oakley In 1813 as the new nation of the United States spread across North America, their frontiersmen encroached on lands that had belonged to the Native Americans for centuries. While Native Americans were quick to adapt to muskets and rifles, the whites carried a distinguishable technological edge. Prophet Dies at "Battle of the Thames" Jeff Provine In 1836 on this day in the capital city of Harrisburg, forty-year old James ("Jim") Bowie of Logan County, Kentucky was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas."Jim Bowie" inaugurated President of Texas Steve Payne
In 1827 on this day a combined Turkish and Egyptian armada won a decisive victory at the naval Battle of Navarino.Turkish and Egyptian victory at the "Battle of Navarino" Steve Payne In 1806 on this day the Haitian rebel leader Dessalines survived an assassination attempt. The nation of Haiti had undergone a brutal past. Its natives had been wiped out by plagues brought by the Spanish, and its primary colonists had been pirates, specifically on the nearby island of Tortuga. "Dessalines" Survives Assassination Attempt Jeff Provine In 1866 on this day Ministerpräsident Otto von Bismarck <a href=http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=247670>was assassinated by a German student called Ferdinand Cohen-Blind</a> as he walked across the Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin near the Russian Embassy. Bismarcks death occurred later in the evening in the presence of King Wilhelm I and the Kings physician Gustav von Lauer. Ferdinand Cohen-Blind committed suicide after being taken to police headquarters by members of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Guard."Otto von Bismarck" dies earlier Steve Payne



In 1864 on this day Otto von Bismarck was relieved of his duties as the Minister President (Ministerpräsident) by the newly crowned King of Prussia, Frederick III.Kaiser "Wilhelm I" of Prussia dies earlier Steve Payne In 1815 on this day the <a href=http://tinyurl.com/8lvxdeu>minor writer of travel books</a> John Alexander Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland."John A. Macdonald" goes to University Steve Payne In 1946 on this day Japanese Communists overthrew the hated General San Douglas MacArthur and appealed to Moscow for assistance.Neutral Philippines "Part 3": General MacArthur Forced Out Mike McIlvain
In 1942 General Douglas MacArthur and a select group that included his wife Jean and son Arthur, as well as Sutherland, Akin, Casey, Marshall, Charles A. Willoughby, LeGrande A. Diller, and Harold H. George, arrived in Corregidor in four PT boats.Neutral Philippines "Part 2": General MacArthur Forced Ashore at Corredigor Mike McIlvain In 1896 on this day the life of Filipino patriot José Rizal was spared by the firing squad of sympathetic indigenous soldiers at Fort Santiago who turned their weapons on the backup force of regular Spanish Army troops standing ready to shoot the executioners should they fail to obey orders.Neutral Philippines "Part 1": osé Rizal Escapes the Firing Squad Mike McIlvain In 1869 Grant Holds onto Federal Gold. The great expense of the Civil War and Reconstruction had prompted the federal government to pay expenses with bonds backed by credit alone. With such patriotic times, the public had no worry trusting the government to repay the bonds with gold upon maturity, solidifying not only the governments books but also its good name. Grant Holds onto "Federal Gold" Jeff Provine
Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 3" Chris Oakley Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 4" Chris Oakley In 1836 on this day forty-year old James ("Jim") Bowie of Logan County, Kentucky was duly elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas."Jim Bowie" elected President of Texas Steve Payne
In 1812 on this day William Harris Crawford of Georgia (pictured) was sworn in as the sixth US President after his predecessor the New Yorker George Clinton died from a heart attack.Sixth US President "William H. Crawford" sworn in Steve Payne In 1869 with the "10th of October Manifesto" in 1868, Cuban planters declared independence from Spain, beginning the Cuban Revolution. The United States Mediates "Cuban" Independence Jeff Provine By 1888 life had been rough for Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols. She was daughter of locksmith Edward Walker, never wealthy but never starving. "Lady of the Night" Lauded for Defeat of Attacker Jeff Provine



In 1831 on this day at midnight Nat Turner and his trusted followers arose and marched out of their quarters. They went from plantation to plantation further, freeing other slaves as they went."Nat Turner" Begins his Slave Exodus Jeff Provine In 484 BC on this day Herodotus was born in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus.Birth of obscure Halicarnassian administrator "Herodotus" Steve Payne In 1880 on this day the paddle steamer Narragansett nearly collided with her sister ship the SS Stonington near the mouth of the Connecticut River in Long Island Sound.American Heroes: "Charles J. Guiteau" Steve Payne
In 1842 on this day Queen Victoria and her uncle Leopold I, King of the Belgians were both tragically killed on their way to the Chapel Royal in St Jamess Palace to attend divine service in accordance with their usual custom.Queen Vic killed in "tragedy at the Chapel Royal" Steve Payne In 1881 on this day the twentieth President of the United States James A. Garfield was shot once in the arm and once in the back by Charles J. Guiteau at the Sixth Street Station of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad on the National Mall in Washington."Induction Balance" saves the life of President Garfield Steve Payne In 1832 on this day Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Habsburg (the future Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico) was born at the Schönbrunn Palace in the Austrian Capital City of Vienna. And yet the central events of his life would occur five thousand miles away in Central America. Because he was the product of an extramarital affair<sup>1</sup> between his mother and his first cousin (the ruler of the French Empire) his proclamation as Emperor of Mexico enabled him to use shame and guilt as tools to manipulate his fathers successor, Napoleon III. Birth of Emperor "Maximilian I of Mexico" Steve Payne
In 1954 in an event that was part-literary pilgrimage and part-pub crawl, Envoy founder John Ryan and novelist Brian ONolan led writers Anthony Cronin and Patrick Kavanagh, James-Joyce-cousin Tom Joyce, and Registrar of Trinity College AJ Leventhal on a horse-drawn carriage ride through Dublin, Ireland, to recreate the day described in Ulysses now nicknamed "Bloomsday". Fiftieth Anniversary of "Joyce's" Bad Date Jeff Provine In 1858 on this day at the Provincial Parliament in Toronto, forty year old legislator Alexander Tilloch Galt called for the immediate creation of "a general confederation of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island with Canada and the Western Territories"."Alexander Galt" announces the dream of Canada Steve Payne In 1806 on this day thirty-nine year old Carolinian Andrew Jackson was shot dead in a duel with a fellow planter and expert marksman called Charles Dickinson (because dueling was outlawed in Tennessee, the two men travelled to Adairville in the Kentucky border area). Dickinson had accused Jackson of welshing on a horse-racing bet and then called his wife a bigamist because she had married Jackson unaware that her first husband had not finalized the divorce.The Duel in "Adairville" Steve Payne
In 1839 in a sharp escalation of the Northeast Boundary Dispute with the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, the Maine Legislature authorized Major General Isaac Hodsdon to lead one thousand additional militiamen to augment the forces deployed on the upper Aroostook River,a pocket of territorial ambiguity that the governments of England and America both claiming it as its own (by the end of the Revolutionary War, most of the area was yet unmapped and unexplored)."Northeast Boundary Dispute" leads to War Steve Payne In 1886 on this day <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson>Robert Louis Stevenson</a> published his now-famous work "Kidnapped: A Tale of the 45". The story of the gallant and courageous <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Breck_Stewart>Alan Breck Stewart</a> and his hapless victim, <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Forbes,_Lord_Culloden>Lord President Duncan Forbes of Culloden</a> captured the visual imagination of the reading public all around the British Isles. Alan Breck, a former soldier in the pay of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_the_United_Kingdom>King George II</a> who deserted to the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism>Jacobite cause</a> in the aftermath of the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans>Battle of Prestonpans</a>, would become a legendary figure in the eyes of his Jacobite comrades and the most famous (or infamous, depending upon ones own personal loyalties) member of the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewarts_of_Appin>Stewart clan</a>. Lord President Forbess adventures as the unwilling companion of the younger Alan Breck, on the other hand, would cement his status and legacy as one of the more humorously tragic figures of the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_Rising_of_1745 >45 Rebellion</a>.Kidnapped: An alternate "Tale of the '45" Jared Myers In 1804 on this day in Archangel, British merchant broker and export representative John Bellingham had his travelling pass withdrawn because of the debt arising from the alleged sabotage of the Russian ship Soleure which sank in the White Sea the previous autumn.Spencer Perceval recompenses "John Bellingham" Steve Payne



In 1893 on this day in an influential episode of Indian leader Mohandas Karamchandand Gandhis young life, he was removed from the first-class carriage of a train in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and jailed after he struck the conductor. Young "Gandhi" Jailed in South Africa Jeff Provine In 1916 on this day the hard core Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) attempted to seize strongpoints in Dublin City Centre as the precursor to the formation of a Provisional Government of the Irish Republic. But they only succeed in occupying the General Post Office (GPO) where they ceremoniously hoist the flag of the thirty-two county Irish Republic (pictured) as a Sovereign Independent State.Irish Home Rule in 1914: "Part 4" Steve Payne In 1918 on this day the Lord Chancellor of Ireland John Edward Redmond (pictured) died from heart failure hours after undergoing an operation to remove an intestinal obstruction. A moderate, constitutional and conciliatory politician he attained the twin dominant objectives of his political life, party unity and the granting of an interim form of self-government to Ireland.Irish Home Rule in 1914: "Part 3" Steve Payne
In 1913 on this day the leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party Sir Edward Carson (pictured) was killed in a vehicle accident at Homburg in the German province of Hessee Nassau just hours after lunching at the famous mineral springs with the German Kaiser.Irish Home Rule in 1914: "Part 2" Steve Payne On 1832 on this day in France the June Revolution Ousts July Monarchy (pictured). Political turmoil that had begun with the French Revolution over forty years before continued as France once again rebelled against a ruler, King Louis Philippe. "June Revolution" Ousts July Monarchy Jeff Provine The Battle of Midway "Part Two", June, 5, 1942 Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content
In 1915 on this day Militia Major Michael Collins (pictured) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallant actions in the defeat of the Ulster Volunteers in Derry.Irish Home Rule in 1914: "Part 1" Steve Payne The Battle of Midway "Part One", June, 5, 1942 Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content In 1835 on this day P. T. Barnum Begins Political Career. Phineas Taylor Barnum was born July 5, 1810, in Bethel, Connecticut. From an early age, he showed skill in bookkeeping and thinking of ways to avoid hard labor. He was son of Philo Barnum, who ran an inn and store, and grandson of Phineas Taylor, who taught him a lesson about reputation when he gave his namesake a five-acre piece of land known as "Ivy Islandquot;. "P. T. Barnum" Begins Political Career Jeff Provine
In 1891 on this day in Kingston, Ontario seventy-six year old Prime Minister John A. MacDonald caught a fatal chill addressing a crowd in bitterly cold weather. His subsequent death days later deprived the ruling Conservative Party of decisive leadership four weeks before the most significant election in Canadian history.Conservative Party loses the "Loyalty Election" Steve Payne In 1855 on this day Filibusterer William Walker, at the recommendation of his associate, professional confidence man Parker H. French, determined to turn on his supporters and go for the "bigger con" by enticing millionaire shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt into supporting an American presence in Nicaragua. William Walker obtains backing for a "Nicaraguan Canal" Jeff Provine In 1902 on this day the Treaty of Vereeniging Assures Boer Independence. After generations of colonial strife between Dutch Boer and British settlers, the matter of dominance in southern Africa came to an end with recognition of independence for the Boer Republics. "Treaty of Vereeniging" Assures Boer Independence Jeff Provine



In 1815 on this day anarchists detonated a huge bomb that destroyed a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich.Anarchists blow up the "Congress of Vienna" Steve Payne In 1941 on this day Wilhelm Hohenzollern died in Windsor Castle at the ripe old age of eighty-two. In a glorious forty-year reign he had unified Germany and added it to the British crown as a still more United Kingdom.<span class=EditorText>This post is an article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Good_Old_Willie>Good Old Willie</a> thread.</span>Wilhelm Hohenzollern, King of England: "Part 6" Steve Payne In 1820 on this day the future Prince consort of the United Kingdom Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel (pictured) born at Schloss Rosenau in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family connected to many of Europes ruling monarchs.<span class=EditorText>This post is an article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Good_Old_Willie>Good Old Willie</a> thread.</span>Wilhelm Hohenzollern, King of England: "Part 5" Steve Payne
The "Greenbrier Ghost Murder" January 23, 1897 Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content In 1859 on this day Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht Hohenzollern the first grandchild of Queen Victoria I and Prince Albert was born in the Crown Princes Palace, Berlin. Despite the life threatening complications of a breech delivery, his English doctors ensured that he survived and was born without injury apart from a prominent scar on his right arm.<span class=EditorText>This post is an article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Good_Old_Willie>Good Old Willie</a> thread.</span>Wilhelm Hohenzollern, King of England: "Part 3" Steve Payne In 1820 on this day the Padre della Patria (Father of the Fatherland) Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso was born in the Palazzo Carignano, Turin. He was the eldest son of Charles Albert of Sardinia and Maria Theresa of Austria, styled as the Duke of Savoy prior to becoming King of Sardinia.<span class=EditorText>This post is an article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Good_Old_Willie>Good Old Willie</a> thread.</span>Wilhelm Hohenzollern, King of England: "Part 4" Steve Payne
In 1819 on this day Alexandrina Victoria (pictured) the only child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent was born at Kensington Palace. Fifth in the succession to the throne at the time of birth, her ascension as the last monarch of the House of Hanover was a historic accident caused by the premature death of Princess Charlotte of Wales, the only legitimate grandchild of George III.<span class=EditorText>This post is an article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Good_Old_Willie>Good Old Willie</a> thread.</span>Wilhelm Hohenzollern, King of England: "Part 2" Steve Payne In 1901 on this day Queen Victoria II (pictured) died in Balmoral Castle aged sixty years old.<span class=EditorText>This post is an article from the <a href=http://www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?thread=Good_Old_Willie>Good Old Willie</a> thread.</span>Wilhelm Hohenzollern, King of England: "Part 1" Steve Payne The "Greenbrier Ghost Murder", January 23, 1897 Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content
Slipping The Surly Bonds Of Earth: "Part 24" Chris Oakley In 1822 over-absorbed by the preparations for the upcoming <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Verona>Congress of Verona</a>, King George IV unwisely decided to announce the cancellation of his <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_of_King_George_IV_to_Scotland>visit to Scotland</a> planned for the late summer of the same year.Scottish Revolution of "1825" Steve Payne In 1868 on this day Tokugawa shogunate forces defeated an Imperial Army commanded by Satsuma and Ōgaki at the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle. Ōtori Keisuke wins the "Battle of Utsunomiya Castle" Steve Payne



Hell on Earth: "Part 9" Chris Oakley Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 2" Chris Oakley In 1786 on this day the fourteenth President of the United States, William Rufus DeVane King (pictured) was born in Sampson County, North Carolina.Birth of President "William R. King" Steve Payne
In September 1918 Eleanor Roosevelt discovers the love letters that her husband Franklin (pictured) is writing to her secretary, Lucy Mercer.The "Franklin and Lucy" Affair Jackie Rose In 1777 on this day the eleventh President of the United States, Henry Clay, Sr. (pictured) was born in Hanover County, Virginia. His father owned more than twenty-two slaves, making him part of the planter class.Birth of President "Henry Clay, Sr." Steve Payne In 1814 on this day the nineteenth President of the United States, Samuel Jones Tilden (pictured) was born in the town of New Lebanon, Columbia County in New York State.Birth of President "Samuel J. Tilden" Steve Payne
In 1877 on this day the Electoral Commission adjourned after final agreement on a series of compromises which included a change to US Presidential succession such that Congress came before Cabinet and Senate as senior House came first. "Rutherfraud" redefines the Presidential Succession Steve Payne In 1893 on this day Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Ribbentrop was born in Wesel, Rhenish Prussia, to a career army officer, and his wife, Johanne Sophie Hertwig.The "Canadian Führer"'s Diplomat Steve Payne In 1844 on this day the twenty-sixth President of the United States Garret Augustus Hobart (pictured) was born in Long Branch, New Jersey.VP "Hobart" succeeds the assassinated McKinley Steve Payne
In 1836 having saved the remnant Mexicans from Commanchees, the liberation forces of La Provincia de Texas commanded by López de Santa Anna arrived at San Antonio de Béxar and rescued the garrison trapped at the Alamo Mission."Santa Anna" liberates the garrison trapped at the Alamo Mission Steve Payne In 1794 on this day the seventh President of the United States Louis St Ann (real name López de Santa Anna) was born in Xalapa, New Spain.Seventh US President: "López de Santa Anna" Steve Payne In 1876 the Generalissimo, Emperor Antonion Lopez de Santa Anna, finally relinquished his grip on the throne of Greater Mexico with his death in his capitol, Mexico City.Death of the "Generalissimo" Emperor Antonion Lopez de Santa Anna Robbie Taylor



In 1876 scouts inform Colonel George Custer that a massive number of natives, under the command of Sitting Bull, is poised to attack them at the Little Big Horn river.Survivor Custer censured for "Little Big Horn" fiasco Robbie Taylor In 1836 on this day first reports of the <a href=http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22526>fall of Washington-on-the-Brazos</a> were received by President Andrew Jackson.End of Texian Revolution: the fall of "Washington-on-the-Brazos" Steve Payne "Bull Moose" doesn't barge into the 1912 Election Brian Peotter
President "William McKinley" Survives His 1901 Assassination Attempt Brian Peotter "Butch O'Hare" Disappears Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content Do You Feel Lucky, "Steampunk"? Rob MacDougall
"Gernsblack": Aka: Handy, John Henry, Gernsback-B Rob MacDougall In 1878 the legislature of North Carolina, one of the sovereign states of the Confederate States of America, passed by an overwhelming margin a measure to rename the state "Upper Carolina" to remove the hated word "North" from its name. Governor Zebulon Baird Vance, a veteran of the war of secession, swiftly signed the measure into law.Formation of "Upper Carolina" Eric Lipps Seizing The Telegraph Office: "Part 1" Chris Oakley
In 1836 defenders of the Alamo under the command of Col. William B. Travis repelled an army of several thousand under Mexican general and president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.Glorious Texan Victory at "the Alamo" Eric Lipps In 1871 on this day revolutionary heroine Rosa Luxembourg is born in Zamos, Poland.Birth of "Rosa Luxemburg" Robbie Taylor In 1901 on this day an assassin killed Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in the City of Bremen. His twelve-year old son, Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst is crowned <a href=http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=83216>Kaiser Wilhelm III</a> of the German Empire.Kaiser "Wilhelm III" Steve Payne



In 1825 at a critical juncture when secessionism was slowly gaining momentum in the United States, the office of Vice President was assumed by John Caldwell Calhoun, a leading advocate of states rights, limited government, nullification and free trade.Cast-Iron Man: "Accidental Presidency of John C. Calhoun" Steve Payne In 1888 on this day, the Stodgy Clergyman Thomas Vere Bayne informed Oxford Police that he feared his oldest friend, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson had been travelling up to East London to murder prostitutes in the guise of "Jack the Ripper"."Jabberwocky", Reboot Steve Payne In 1830 having asserted its independence from the Netherlands, the Belgian National Congress considered several candidates for the Kingship of the newly-formed country.Queen Charlotte: "Part 2" Steve Payne
In 1796 on this day Her Majesty <a href=http://christopheranton.hubpages.com/hub/Pivotal-moments-in-World-History-The-Death-Of-Princess-Charlotte-Of-Great-Britain>Charlotte Augusta Hanover</a> the future monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was born in Carlton House.Queen Charlotte: "Part 1" Steve Payne In 1904 enroute to the Far East the Russian Baltic Fleet mistook British trawlers at <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_bank_incident>Dogger Bank</a> for an Imperial Japanese Navy force. In the confusion they opened fire killing three British fishermen and also a Russian Sailor and Priest. Within weeks, this incident had created further confusion and tragedy by escalating into a general European conflict."Dogger Bank" Incident leads to War Steve Payne "Dogger Bank" Incident leads to War, Reboot Richard Roper
"Jack the Ripper" Kills His First Victim Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content In 1808 the "Leap Year Day Massacre": American settlers in the Ohio Territory are attacked by hostile Indian tribes. "Leap Year Day" Massacre Eric Lipps In 1911 on the Harvard University baseball pitch twenty-two year old undergraduate Joseph P. Kennedy (pictured) was taught a humiliating but necessary lesson in the rules of responsibility, fidelity and honesty that framed the public service duties of the Kennedy family throughout the twentieth century.Joe Kennedy denied his "H" Steve Payne
In 1844 in an accidental explosion that caused many superstitious Americans to believe the office of President had become cursed, John Tyler was killed less than three years after the death of William Henry Harrison due to illness. President "Tyler" Killed in Accident Jeff Provine By 1820 after Napoleon was finally dispatched to St. Helena, Britain settled its foreign affairs to find the home state in midst of crisis. "Cato Street" Conspiracy Purges Spies Jeff Provine In 1801 in a shocking turn, Aaron Burr was elected as the third President of the United States instead of Democratic-Republican Party leader and former vice-president Thomas Jefferson. "Burr" Confirmed Third President of the United States Jeff Provine



In 1804 on this day the American Raid on Tripoli failed. In the early days of the new United States, the nation struggled to establish itself with global credibility. Many assumed that Britain would eventually reabsorb its colonies, while France had even anticipated conquering the colonies after they were weakened by separation from Britain. American Raid on "Tripoli" Fails Jeff Provine In 1846 the Sikh Empire had one of its greatest military triumphs and began its second imperial age with the defeat another great imperial force, Britain. Sikhs Defeat "British East India Company" Steve Payne In 1912 suffering from a combination of exhaustion, starvation and extreme cold, members of Roald Amundsens expedition were saved from certain death by Robert Falcon Scotts "Terra Nova" scientific mission.British Scientists save "Norwegian Explorers" from certain death at South Pole Steve Payne
In 1902 at the Howards Hill intersection in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a runaway trolley car rammed into the open-air horse carriage of Theodore Roosevelt, killing the President, his assistant George B. Cortelyou, Secret Service Agent William Craig and Governor Winthrop M. Crane.27th US President "John Hay" Steve Payne In 1835 President Andrew Jackson is killed when a deranged man named Richard Lawrence shot at him while he was speaking in the House of Representatives.President "Andrew Jackson" Assassinated Robbie Taylor In 1812 as the sea otter fur trade blossomed in the Northern Pacific, settlers from Russia began to colonize the Alaskan coast. Founding of Fort Ross Begins "Russian Gold Rush" Jeff Provine
In 1869 on this day the pin-stripe suited British Lawyer, Sir Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency in the Raj.Birth of "Sir Mohandas K. Gandhi" Steve Payne In 1853 on this day the President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce (pictured) and his family were crushed to death when the train car that they had boarded in Boston was derailed and then rolled down an embankment near Andover, Massachusetts.Tragic death of "President-elect" Franklin Pierce Steve Payne In 1837 Congress returns from its Christmas recess with the presidency still undecided following the death of James Madison the previous June.Death of "Life-Term President" James Madison Eric Lipps
The "Mary Celeste" Found Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content In 1826 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the recent (coincidental) passing of principal author Thomas Jefferson, Chief Justice John Marshall announced a minor change to the Presidential swearing-in ceremony.Presidents sworn-in with "Jefferson Bible" Steve Payne In 1872 on this day in Pleasantville, New York the President-elect <a href=http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/122/what-if-the-u-s-president-and-vice-president-elect-die-before-being-sworn-in>Horace Greeley died</a> just three weeks after voters endorsed his crusade against the corruption of Ulysses S. Grants Republican administration and too soon for the electoral college to have met to count their votes.Death of President-elect "Horace Greeley" Steve Payne



Hell on Earth: "Part 8" Chris Oakley As You Like It: "Part 1" Chris Oakley As You Like It: "Part 2" Chris Oakley
In 1814 on this day Maria, the first of the Brontë children, was born at Clough House, High Town in Hereford.Birth of "Maria Brontë" Steve Payne In 1895/6 over the New Year weekend Paul Krugers Transvaal Republic was raided by Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen led by the British "Doctor Jim" Jameson and as planners of the sortie had intended the primarily British expatriate workers (known as "the Uitlanders") of Johannesburg were deliberately provoked into an armed uprising.Bolder "Jameson Raid" leads to war Steve Payne In 1904 atop the frozen Lake St. Clair near Detroit, Michigan, USA, automobile engineer Henry Ford died when his experimental Ford 999 (pictured) broke through a spot of unseasonably thin ice. The car flipped at speeds estimated beyond ninety miles per hour, and Ford was instantly killed.Automobile Enthusiast "Henry Ford" Dies in Crash Jeff Provine
To The Barricades: "Eric Flint's 1824" Chris Oakley In 1812 on this day the expiration of an armistice arranged by the British commander in chief in North America Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost allowed American invasion forces the excuse to cross the Niagara River and score a decisive victory at the Battle of Queenston Heights in the present-day State of Ontario.American victory in the "51st State" Steve Payne In 1913 on this day in the capital city of Danzig, Catholic Refugees shot dead the heir to the combined thrones of Sweden and Poland, an assassination that brought the Royal Houses of Bernadotte and Hapsburg to the very brink of war.A "Shot" Heard Around the World Steve Payne
In 1871 in the early night hours of Sunday, a fire started on the OLeary property at 137 DeKoven Street that would spread to destroy some four square miles in Chicago and kill hundreds of people. "Great Lakes Fires" Blamed on Meteors Jeff Provine By 1849 the life of Edgar Allan Poe had been as bleak as many of his poems. His father had abandoned the family shortly after his birth, and his mother died of tuberculosis the next year. He was taken in by the Allan family, wealthy Scotch merchants in Virginia. "Edgar Allan Poe" Remarries Steve Payne In 1876 during an early game of American Football, a pivotal moment took place when Yale athletic legend Walter Camp tossed the ball forward while in mid-tackle to his teammate Oliver Thompson, who then went on to score a touchdown. Forward Pass "Declared Illegal" Jeff Provine



In 1912 on this day a group of intellectuals were startled by the mysterious contents of a medieval manuscript showcased at a London bookshop.<font size=-2 color=red>Click <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpzLhmH0UYs><img border=0 src=http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/icons/video_icon.gif></a> to watch "Solving the Voynich Manuscript by Prof. Gordon Rugg" on Youtube</font>Wilfrid Voynich meets "Lenin" Lenin in 1912 Steve Payne In 1911 on this day the insidious plot to tear down the system of zemstvo ended in farce at the Kiev opera house when the architect of that government policy the Imperial Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin was harmlessly shot in his bullet proof vest by the leftist radical and Okhrana secret agent Dmitri Bogrov.Stoylpin survives the "Tale of Tsar Saltan" Steve Payne In 1864 in one of the more dramatic moments of logician Charles Dodgsons fairly private life, he attempted to deliver a handwritten manuscript to his young neighbor Alice Liddell as an early Christmas present. "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" Manuscript Burned Jeff Provine
In 1846 on this day William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody was born near LeClaire in the Iowa Territory; his parents Isaac and Mary Cody were Canadian Quakers that could scarcely have imagined such a colourful career for their newborn son - decorated Civil War hero, bison hunter and of course the ultimate platform for showmanship, that of US President. President "William Cody" Steve Payne In 1901 on this day just seven months into his second term, the life of the twenty-fifth President William McKinley was saved by a brilliant counter-intuitive medical decision taken by the most reknowned surgeon of the day, Dr. Roswell Park. Buffalo Bill "McKinley" survives Steve Payne Revolt of the Lash Spurs "Race War" in Brazil Jeff Provine
In 1786 on this day the ninth President of the United States David ("Davy") Crockett (pictured) was born in Greene County, Tennessee, close to the Nolichucky River and near the community of Limestone."Davy Crockett" 9th US President Steve Payne In 1796 on this day American pioneer, slave trader, land speculator, soldier and statesman James "Jim" Bowie was born in Logan County, Kentucky. Texan President "Jim Bowie" Steve Payne Hell on Earth: "Part 7" Chris Oakley
New "London Bridge" Opened Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content In 1908 in an event unable to be understood at the time, a pinpoint black hole struck the Earth near the Stony Tunguska River in Siberia, Russia. Tunguska "Black Hole" exits in North Atlantic Jeff Provine In 1876 on this day, cavalry commander Lt. Gen. George Armstrong Custer narrowly avoided a catastrophic defeat when, receiving word that the Sioux encampment against which his regiment had been dispatched by his commander Gen. Alfred H. Terry was heavily defended, he uncharacteristically decided to delay attacking rather than strike at once.Custer survives the "Little Big Horn". Steve Payne



In 1836 on this day the "Napoleon of the West" General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched the invasion of Louisiana by crossing the Sabine River and defeating a Federal army under the command of General Pendleton Gaines."Santa Anna", Napoleon of the West Steve Payne We Will Fight them on the Beaches "Part 2" Chris Oakley We Will Fight them on the Beaches "Part 1" Chris Oakley
In 1836 on this day at the City of London Police Station the thieving accountant Bob Cratchit was charged with embezzling funds from his employers, Ebeneezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley.Over-zealous welfare reform advocate "Fifteen Bob" Steve Payne In 1840 in what is commonly called the greatest tragedy of the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria of England was assassinated by eighteen-year-old Edward Oxford. Queen "Victoria" assassinated by Edward Oxford Jeff Provine "David Farragut" born, July 5, 1801 Matt Dattillo Non-AH Content
In 1913 on this day the fortieth Vice President of the United States Burt Lancaster was born at his parents home on 209 East 106th Street, New York City.Birth of 40th Vice President "Burt Lancaster" Steve Payne In 1826 on this day Secretary of State Henry Clay was killed dueling with Senator John Randolph of Roanoke at Pimmit Run in Northern Virginia. Henry Clay pays the "Ultimate Price" for a corrupt bargain Steve Payne In 1838 at a hastily convened convention in Raleigh, North Carolina, six Southern colonies - Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia - pass a resolution declaring themselves "free and independent States". The Raleigh resolution borrows language from the Declaration of Philadelphia defeated by Southern veto exactly 62 years earlier.The Cyclops Legion is born in the "Southern Rebellion of 1838". Steve Payne
In 1876 the problem of choosing a candidate to fill the boots of outgoing President Ulysses S. Grant appeared to be miraculously solved by the <a href=http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60796>fortuitous arrival of George Armstrong Custer</a> on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis. Poster Boy "George Armstrong Custer" seizes the 1876 nomination Steve Payne In 1804 on this day former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton shot dead the good Colonel Aaron Burr at a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey thus concluding a thirteen year conflict of jealousy that had begun when the third Vice President had captured a Senate seat from Philip Schuyler, Hamiltons father-in-law."Aaron Burr" dies at Weehawken Steve Payne In 1876 on this day, cavalry commander Lt. Gen. George Armstrong Custer narrowly avoided a catastrophic defeat when, receiving word that the Sioux encampment against which his regiment had been dispatched by his commander Gen. Alfred H. Terry was heavily defended, he uncharacteristically decided to delay attacking rather than strike at once.Custer's Miracle at "Little Horn" Eric Lipps



In 1813 on this day Elbridge Gerry suffered a <a href=http://www.nntpnews.info/threads/704892-President-Henry-Clay-1813>fatal stroke</a> caused by the shock of James Madison succumbing to malaria and in the absence of a President Pro Tempore of the Senate thirty-six year old Speaker of the House Henry Clay (pictured) entered the Oval Office.President Clay orders Andrew Jackson to "take Niagara" Steve Payne In 1867 on this day a romantic German nationalist assassinated Prince Albert the recently installed putative head of the British-sponsored North German League that arose from Otto Von Bismarcks failed unification project.Royal Consort "Prince Albert" killed Steve Payne The Times That Try Men's Souls Part 7: "End of the Russo-Japanese War" Chris Oakley
The Times That Try Men's Souls Part 5: "The fall of Wonsan" Chris Oakley In 1877 Democrat Samuel J. Tilden was awarded the presidency of the United States by an 8-7 vote of an electoral commission established to resolve the disputed 1876 election. Tilden won after the defection of a single Republican commission member forced the commission to evenly divide the disputed electoral votes of three Southern states rather than, as the other Republican members had wanted, awarding them all to GOP contender Rutherford B. Hayes. Nineteenth US President "Samuel J. Tilden" Steve Payne In 1756 on this day the fifth President of the United States Aaron Burr, Jr. was born in Newark, New Jersey to the Reverend Aaron Burr, Sr., a Presbyterian minister and second president of Princeton University and Esther Edwards, the daughter of Jonathan Edwards, the famous Calvinist theologian.Fifth US President "Aaron Burr, Jr." Steve Payne
In 1818 on this day the leading advocate of <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_government>responsible government</a> in British North America George Brown was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Liberty comes to "British North America" .. finally Steve Payne In 1756 on this day the fifth President of the United States Aaron Burr, Jr. was born in Newark, New Jersey to the Reverend Aaron Burr, Sr., a Presbyterian minister and second president of Princeton University and Esther Edwards, the daughter of Jonathan Edwards, the famous Calvinist theologian.Fifth US President "Aaron Burr, Jr." Steve Payne In 1868 on this day the impeachment process gripping the Federal Government ended with the conviction of President Andrew Johnson by just a single vote in the US Senate."Wade" succeeds impeached Johnson Steve Payne
In 1850 Zachary Taylor recovered from the illness that had kept him bed-ridden for several days."Zachary Taylor" Recovers From Illness Robbie Taylor In 1841 US President William Henry Harrison got over a small cold he had contracted on his inaugural day.President "William Harrison" recovers From illness Steve Payne In 1867 Tsarist Russia found itself in a difficult position with the massive peninsula of Russian America (what would later become known as Alaska). Alaska Purchase Excludes "Kodiak" Steve Payne



In 1850 on this day US President Zachary Taylor smells something funny in his dinner, and decides to throw it away rather than eat it. He complains to the White House kitchen, and the chef, upset that his cooking might be unacceptable, is somewhat surprised to find the dish he prepared still sitting on a counter. Poisoner fails to kill "Zachary Taylor" Robbie Taylor In 1824 declaring that "America shall have no dynasties", the House of Representatives declared Andrew Jackson the winner of the presidential election over John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson declares "America shall have no dynasties" Steve Payne In 1912 on this day Serbia refuses to yield in Albania. With the growth of nationalism in the course of the nineteenth century, ancient empires began to split along the seams of peoples that had been stitched together by rule of force for centuries. "Serbia" Refuses to Yield in Albania Jeff Provine
In 1809 on this day Meriwether Lewis defeated some Muggers. The life of Meriwether Lewis had taken a sour turn. Growing up in rural Georgia, Lewis had found a keen mind in natural history and skills as an outdoorsman. After graduating from university at Liberty Hall and joining the Virginia militia, he joined the American military formally in 1795 as a lieutenant. "Meriwether Lewis" Defeats Muggers Jeff Provine




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