Wednesday, November 16, 2011

This Day in History



1864 General Sherman and his troops began their "March to the sea" during the Civil War.
Map of the Expansion of the United States 1783-1907

1907 Oklahoma became the 46th state.

1933 The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.

1973 President Nixon signed the bill authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
2004 President George W. Bush nominated Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.