Thursday, January 5, 2012

Today in History - January 5

On this day in 1759, George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis.

On this day in 1781, traitor Benedict Arnold lead British forces in the burning of Richmond, Virginia.

On this day in 1933, workers in California began work on the Golden Gate Bridge.

And, in Chuckery, Ohio in 1898, Miss Kittie Baker of Chuckery married Perry Young of Gillivan on Wednesday.

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