This Day in History Aug. 20

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Aug. 20

1707 ? The first Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida
1858 ? Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory
1866 Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over
1896 Dial telephone patented

Birthdays:

1833 Benjamin Harrison North Bend, Ohio (R) 23rd Pres

Deaths:

1804 Charles Floyd only fatality of the Lewis & Clark Expedition

Thought for the day:

" Beware of hip and rum drivers. "
 
The Sargent Floyd referred to above died of illness not warfare. If you are in Sioux City there is a really well done local museum dedicated to Sgt. Floyd, the importance of the river and the L&C expedition in general. The main display is in a river boat that is totally out of the water. Several incredible models and a lot of artifacts. Well worth an hour's stop. Right off the interstate and well marked.
 

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