1778.Washington became the first President of the United States in April 1789.Just before the adjournment of Congress in September of that year,President Washington issued a proclamation for a Thanksgiving Day on November26.He announced a second Thanksgiving Day six years later.After that,there ...
April 12, 1861 - April 26, 1865 Location: United States Participants: Confederate States of America United States Major Events: Battle of Antietam Fort Pillow Massacre Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack Battle of Monocacy ...
Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act into law on April 16, 1862, resulting in the freedom of about 3,000 enslaved people in the nation’s capital. Emancipation ProclamationLithograph copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.(more) While still hoping for the eventual ...