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September 1,
1775
King George refuses Olive Branch Petition
Richard
Penn and Arthur Lee, representing the Continental Congress, present the
so-called Olive Branch Petition to the Earl of Dartmouth on this day in
1775. Britain’s King George III, however, refused to receive the
petition, which, written by John Dickinson, appealed directly to the
king and expressed hope for reconciliation between the colonies and
Great Britain.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=50884
September 1,
1807
Aaron Burr acquitted
Former
U.S. vice president Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to annex parts
of Louisiana and Spanish territory in Mexico to be used toward the
establishment of an independent republic. He was acquitted on the
grounds that, though he had conspired against the United States, he was
not guilty of treason because he had not engaged in an "overt act," a
requirement of the law governing treason. Nevertheless, public opinion
condemned him as a traitor, and he fled to Europe.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5307
September 1,
1864
Atlanta falls to Union forces
On
this day in 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays
siege to Atlanta, Georgia, a critical Confederate hub, shelling
civilians and cutting off supply lines. The Confederates retreated,
destroying the city's munitions as they went. On November 15 of that
year, Sherman's troops burned much of the city before continuing their
march through the South. Sherman's Atlanta campaign was one of the most
decisive victories of the Civil War.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=52843
1942 - A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.
1945 - The U.S. received official word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. In Japan, it was actually September 2nd.
September 1,
1970
McGovern-Hatfield amendment defeated in the Senate
The
U.S. Senate rejects the McGovern-Hatfield amendment by a vote of 55-39.
This legislation, proposed by Senators George McGovern of South Dakota
and Mark Hatfield of Oregon, would have set a deadline of December 31,
1971, for complete withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam.
The Senate also turned down 71-22, a proposal forbidding the Army from
sending draftees to Vietnam. Despite the defeat of these two measures,
the proposed legislation indicated the growing dissatisfaction with
President Nixon's handling of the war.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1326