This week in US History
9/27/1722 Samuel Adams was born; he represented Massachusetts at the Continental Congress.
9/22/1776 Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British
1789 Congress authorized the office of Postmaster General
1806 Louis and Clark returned to Saint Louis
1862 Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
1881 James Garfield died and Chester Arthur was sworn in as president
1957 The Little Rock Nine begin attending school in Little Rock Arkansas
1975 Sara Moore attempted to shoot President Gerald Ford
1991 Dr. Seuss died
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