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#OnThisDay October 2, 1862: Gateway Contested

Discover How The 1862 Confederate Evacuation Of St. Johns Bluff Opened Florida’s St. Johns River To Deeper Union Military Operations.

#OnThisDay October 1, 1866: Healing After War

Discover How The Washington Naval Hospital Opened In 1866 And Shaped Naval Medicine, Veterans’ Care, And Capitol Hill History.

#OnThisDay September 30, 1902: Powder Before Dawn

Discover The 1902 DuPont Powder Mill Explosion Near Wilmington, A Little-Known Delaware Industrial Disaster That Shook The Region Before Dawn.

#OnThisDay September 29, 1910: Scarlet Vigil

Discover How Ansonia Health Officials Confronted A Scarlet Fever Cluster In 1910 And What Their Response Reveals About Early Public Health In Connecticut.

#OnThisDay September 28, 1860: Frontier Justice

Discover How James A. Gordon’s 1860 Murder Trial Exposed Denver’s Uncertain Legal System Before Colorado Became An Organized Territory.

#OnThisDay September 27, 1866: Streetcar Defiance

Discover How Mary Ellen Pleasant Challenged San Francisco Streetcar Discrimination In 1866 And Helped Advance California Civil Rights History.