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On this day in #History, December 5, 1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox began his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #historyteacher #AmericanRevolution #patriots #british #revolution
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December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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On this day in History, December 4, 1861 – The 109 Electors of the states in the Confederacy elected Jefferson Davis as president. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Virginia #president #ushistory #Confederacy
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December 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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On this day in History, December 3, 1818 – Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #statehood #state #states #illinois #landoflincoln #chicago #springfield
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December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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On this day in #History, December 2, 1859 – abolitionist leader John Brown was hanged for his raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.#didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #slaves #abolition #emancipation #freedom #civilwar
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December 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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On this day in #History, December 1, 1824 – Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the 1824 election, the United States House of Representatives decided the winner. #didyouknow #today #OTD #potus #election #politics #democracy
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December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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On this day in History, November 30, 1864 – The Confederate Army of Tennessee was nearly destroyed at the Battle of Franklin.#history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Tennessee
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November 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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On this day in History, November 29, 1863 – the Battle of Fort Sanders was fought and ended in a Union victory. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Tennessee #knoxville #fortsanders
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November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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On this day in #History, November 28, 1862 – at the Battle of Cane Hill, Union General James G. Blunt defeated General John Marmaduke's Confederates. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #historymatters #military #arkansas #battle #battlefield
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November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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On this day in History, November 27, 1868 – at the Battle of Washita River, George Armstrong Custer led an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #nativeamericanhistory #ushistory #military #war #supportmilitaryhistory
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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On this day in #History, November 26, 1832 – Mary Edwards Walker, surgeon during the #CivilWar, activist, and only woman #MedalofHonor recipient, was born. #didyouknow #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #womenshistory #equality #women #happybirthday
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November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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On this day in History, November 25, 1863 - Union forces captured Missionary Ridge from Confederate forces outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Chattanooga #tennessee #blackfriday
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November 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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On this day in History, November 24, 1863 - Union forces captured Lookout Mountain outside Chattanooga. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Tennessee #Chattanooga #blackfriday #thanksgiving #HappyThanksgiving
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November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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On this day in History, November 23, 1863 - the Union captured Orchard Knob outside of Chattanooga. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Chattanooga #tennessee
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November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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On this day in #History, November 22, 1744 – Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and 2nd First Lady of the United States, was born. #didyouknow #OTD #women #womenshistory #womensrights #equality #flotus #potus #happybirthday #birthday #birthdaygirl
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November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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On this day in History, November 20, 1861 – A secession ordinance was filed by Kentucky's Confederate government. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #secession #Kentucky
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November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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On this day in #History, November 19, 1863 – Abraham Lincoln delivered the #GettysburgAddress at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at #Gettysburg, #Pennsylvania. #didyouknow #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #potus #battleofgettysburg
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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On this day in #History, November 18, 1872 – Susan B. Anthony and 14 other #women were arrested for #voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872. #didyouknow #today #OTD #womenshistory #womensrights #womensequality #equality #vote #rights #votingrights
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November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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On this day in History, November 17, 1863 – Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #historymatters #Tennessee #knoxville #battle #siege
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November 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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On this day in History, November 16, 1863 – In the Battle of Campbell's Station, Confederate troops were unable to overtake Union forces which allowed General Ambrose Burnside to secure Knoxville, Tennessee. #history #civilwar #Confederate #Union #Tennessee #knoxville #otd
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November 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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On this day in History, November 15, 1864 – Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #historymatters #georgia #atlanta
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November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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On this day in History, November 14, 1828 – Union General James B. McPherson was born. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #birthday #birthdayboy #cake
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November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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On this day in #History, November 13, 1864 - the Battle of Bull's Gap ended in a #Union rout as Confederates under John C. Breckinridge pursued them to Strawberry Plains, #Tennessee. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #civilwar #easttennessee #Appalachia
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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On this day in History, November 12, 1815 – Women's Rights activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #historyteacher #womenshistory #womensrights #womensequality #equality #vote #rights #women #happybirthday
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November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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On this day in History, November 11, 1839 – The Virginia Military Institute was founded in Lexington, Virginia. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #virginia #military #supportmilitaryhistory
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November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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On this day in #History, November 10, 1865 – Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of the prisoner of war camp in Andersonville, Georgia, was hanged for committing #warcrimes. #didyouknow #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #war #pows #pow #prisonersofwar
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November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM