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1863 American Civil War: Tennessee’s “military” Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. Celebrated as a holiday by Tennessee African Americans (early 20th century)

08/08/2022 Nativegrl77

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1786 US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America

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George Washington creates the Purple Heart

08/07/2022 Nativegrl77

On August 7, 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the “Badge for Military Merit,” a decoration consisting of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk, edged with a narrow binding of silver, with the word Merit stitched across the face in silver.

For the complete article: history.com

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