Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Today in History - January 3

On this day in 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X.

On this day in 1777, George Washington defeated General Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.

On this day in 1861, Delaware voted not to secede for the Union.

On this day in 1870, construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began.

And, in Chuckery, Ohio in 1898, it was reported that John Bishop and family from near Milford spent a day last week visiting Emanuel Bishop and family of this neighborhood.

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