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American Revolution 1778
February 5, 1778 - Friedrich von Steuben of the Prussian Army meets with the Continental Congress in York, Pennsylvania. They direct him to join General George Washington at the winter encampment at Valley Forge to drill the Continental Army into an effective fighting unit while the British retain control of Philadelphia, only twenty miles away. South Carolina also becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
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Historic Site of the Month
Paris World's Fair 1889
It was the Fourth Exposition Universelle held in Paris, starting with 1855 and each decade gracing the City of Light; 1867, 1878, and now, 1889. It was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the start of the French Revolution, decreed by Monsiuer le President Jules Gre'vy in 1884. This did not please other heads of state, including the British Monarchy, and resulted in more than a dozen unofficial foreign pavilions, including Great Britain, Russia, Germany, and Italy. They were afraid of violent demonstrations, which never occurred. Queen Victoria even recalled her ambassador. But the main thing remembered from this exposition was not who came officially or even how many exhibited. Over sixty thousand exhibitors came. It was the construction of the predominantly privately financed Eiffel Tower.
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Timeline 1700s
From 1700 to 1719, the conflict of colonies in their empires as England, Spain, France, and the Netherlands competed for settlement and trade as the American plantations continued to grow along the Atlantic Coast.
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NCAA Founded
On March 31, 1906, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is formed to set rules for amateur sports in the United States at the urging of President Theodore Roosevelt. It would become the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1910.
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Moores Creek Bridge National Battlefield
There had been battles in New England, essentially starting the American Revolution in 1775 after the continued impetus from 1770 and the Boston Massacre, including Lexington and Concord, as well as Bunker Hill. The Minutemen surrounded Boston, the British New York City and New Jersey, and the south was shaping up, in what the British thought was a superior amount of Loyalists, Torie militiamen from Scotland, loyal to the Crown versus the inferior Patriots wanting to be left alone. A plan had been hatched by British Governor Josiah Martin to gather a group of Loyalists, word sent January 10, 1777 to intercept the Patriots and meet up with General Clinton's flotilla at the coast. The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge would prevent that at the end of February.
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American Revolution 1780
On May 12, 1780 - Charleston, South Carolina falls to the British after an effective siege that had started one month earlier.
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Gettysburg 160th - 2nd Day
Another spectacular day commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Take a walk, listen to ranger talks, and ponder the bravery of the soldiers on Culp's Hill and the southern attack by Longstreet around the southern end of the battlefield.
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Battlefield Preservation
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