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- 1391: The Watergate Scandal
- ... during the course of an investigation. Richardson then resigned from office. The next in the chain of command, William Ruckelshaus, also refused to fire Cox and resigned from office. Finally, Nixon convinced his Solicitor General, Robert H. Bork, to fire Cox. This event occurred on October 20, 1973 and was heralded by the media as "The Saturday Night Massacre." (Water Scandal 1). On November 1, 1973 a new Special Prosecutor was ...
- 1392: The American Civil War
- ... conquered people. Lincoln replied that he no longer gave direction in military manners but went on to say: "If I were in your place, I'd let 'em up easy, let 'em up easy" (Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 4. New York: The Century Co., 1887). VI. THE CHASE BEGINS Lee's forces were pushing west toward Amelia and the ...
- 1393: Comparison of The American Revolution and the French Revolution
- ... American Revolution was almost nonviolent, aside from the war. In 1774, King Louis XVI made a decision that could have prevented the French Revolution by breathing new life into the French economy: he appointed Physiocrat Robert Turgot as Controller General of Finance. The Physiocrats were a small band of followers of the French physician Francois Quesnay, whose economic prescriptions included reduced taxes, less regulation, the elimination of government-granted monopolies and ...
- 1394: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... they had some very powerful supporters. Among them were Foster Dulles, Secretary of State who ha d once been their lawyer, his brother Allen the Director of Central Intelligence who was a share holder, and Robert Cutler head of the National Security Council. In what was a clear conflict of interest, the security apparatus of the United States decided to take action against the Guatemalans. From May 1st, 1954, to June ...
- 1395: The Battle at Chancellorsville
- The Battle at Chancellorsville Chancellorsville is considered to be General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory; his cunning military tactics brought a loss to the North, defeating General Joseph Hooker's army which was almost twice the size of his. Dividing his army up several times ...
- 1396: The South's Finest Hour: The Battle of Chancellorsville
- ... one Southern victory may be said as the South's finest hour. This victory came at the battle of Chancellorsville. Lincoln placed Joseph "Fightin' Joe" Hooker in charge of the Union troops to take on Robert E. Lee and his army. Hooker was to destroy the Rebel army from behind and then move on to Richmond. Fightin' Joe began moving his troops toward Chancellorsville in Lee's rear on April 27th ...
- 1397: The Boston Massacre
- ... Patrick Carr mortally wounded; he died the 14th instant. Chris Monk and John Clark, youths about 17, dangerously wounded. Apprehended they would die. Mr. Edward Payne, merchant, standing at his door, wounded. Messrs. John Green, Robert Paterson, and David Parker; all dangerously wounded.2 There were depositions in this affair which mention that several guns were fired at the same time from the Custom House: Benjamin Frizell, on the evening if ...
- 1398: The Truman Doctrine
- ... over its massive population? These questions can be cogitated but never answered. One thing is certain, people should not die for a cause that is nonexistent, or one that could have destroyed itself. Bibliography Ferrel, Robert. Harry S.Truman, A Life. London: University of Missouri Press, 1994. pp. 246-268, 353-357. McCullough, David. Truman. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. pp. 550- 575 Truman, Margaret. Harry S.Truman. New York ...
- 1399: Buffalo Soldiers
- ... West. The first men to serve in all-black army units did so in the Union Army, during the Civil War. The initial all-black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, trained by its white commander, Col. Robert G. Shaw, suffered heavy casualties in a heroic, though unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Wagner at Charleston (S.C.) harbor in July 1863. In all, about 209,000 ex-slaves and free blacks served in ...
- 1400: The War Between the States
- ... Grant ordered the Army of the Potomac to move southeast about 12 miles to the vicinity of Spotsylvania Court House (NPS Web Site), hoping to get between the Army of Northern Virginia and Richmond. General Robert E. Lee, however, was quicker, and elements of the Confederate First Corps arrived at Spotsylvania Court House just ahead of the Federals. Over the next few days a series of collisions in the area occurred ...
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