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Defend America on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:34:11 PM
1862 - The U.S. Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
July 1,
1863
The Battle of Gettysburg begins
The
largest military conflict in North American history begins this day
when Union and Confederate forces collide at Gettysburg. The epic
battle lasted three days and resulted in a retreat to Virginia by
Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2229
July 1,
1898
The Battle of San Juan Hill
As
part of their campaign to capture Spanish-held Santiago de Cuba on the
southern coast of Cuba, the U.S. Army Fifth Corps engages Spanish
forces at El Caney and San Juan Hill.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5140