On February 17th in History
Part I
Part I
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 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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