November 2011

Declaration signer Edward Rutledge born

Battle of Lookout Mountain

President Taylor born

Battle of Ball's Bluff

Battle of Ball's Bluff

A scouting mission turned into a rout at Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861, when a fierce Confederate attack and a shortage of boats on the Potomac left Union soldiers terribly exposed.

Northern
Source star Abbot Letter

Abbot Letter

Sadr City bombings in Baghdad

Battle of Chattanooga begins

Cairo Conference

Blackbeard killed in battle

President Kennedy assassinated

Edison announces invention of the phonograph

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