February 17, 2015

February 17th in History Part I


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On February 17th in 1621 - Myles Standish is elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony

On February 17th in 1691 - Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service

On February 17th in 1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.

On February 17th in 1817 - 1st US city (Baltimore, Maryland) is lit by gas light

On February 17th in 1864 - Confederate submarine HL Hunley sinks Union ship Housatonic

On February 17th in 1865 - Battle of Charleston SC

On February 17th in 1865 - Columbia, SC, burned. The Confederates were evacuating and the Union Forces were moving in.

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