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On this day in History, December 17, 1835 – The second Great Fire of New York destroyed 53,000 square metres (13 acres) of New York City's Financial District. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #newyork #newyorkcity #fire #destruction #wallstreet
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December 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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On this day in #History, December 16, 1864 - the #Union Army of the Cumberland virtually destroyed the #Confederate Army of #Tennessee at the Battle of Nashville. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #civilwar #nashville
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December 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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On this day in History, December 15, 1862 - the Battle of Fredericksburg ended in a Confederate victory with over 18,000 casualties. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #Virginia #Battlefield #supportmilitaryhistory
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December 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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On this day in History, December 14, 1863 – Confederate General James Longstreet won a victory at the Battle of Bean's Station in East Tennessee. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #easttennessee #knoxville #tennessee
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December 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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On this day in #History, December 13, 1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, #Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeated attacks by #Union General Ambrose Burnside. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #civilwar #historymatters #battle #virginia
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December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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On this day in History, December 12, 1862 – USS Cairo sank on the Yazoo River. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar #mississippi #yazoo #navy #usnavy #navalhistory #war
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December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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On this day in History, December 11, 1816 – Indiana became the 19th U.S. state. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #state #statehood #states #indiana #hoosier #hoosiers #hoosiersoftiktok #indianapolis
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December 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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On this day in #History, December 10, 1861 – The Confederate States of America accepted a rival state government's pronouncement that declared #Kentucky the 13th state of the Confederacy. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #Confederate #Union #civilwar
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December 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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On this day in History, December 9, 1872 – In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback became the first African American governor of a U.S. state. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #AfricanAmericanHistory #africanamericans
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December 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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On this day in #History, December 8, 1941 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declared war on #Japan. #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #worldwar2 #ww2 #pearlharbor #military #potus
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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On this day in History, December 7, 1787 – Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #historyteacher #Constitution #delaware #statehood #state #ratification #ratify #USHistory
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December 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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On this day in History, December 6, 1907 – A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia killed 362 workers. #history #didyouknow #dailyhistory #today #OTD #coal #coalmine #Appalachia #mountains #WestVirginia #miners #laborhistory
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December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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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