On December 10th in History
Part I
On December 10th in 1690 - Massachusetts Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money
On December 10th in 1830 - Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, MA. Only seven of her works were published while she was alive.
On December 10th in 1836 - Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.
On December 10th in 1851 - American librarian Melvil Dewey was born. He created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system.
On December 10th in 1864 - General Sherman's armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins
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