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General of the Armies - George Washington

General of the Armies George Washington
1st President of the United States
In office April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Vice President	John Adams
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	John Adams
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
In office June 15, 1775 – December 23, 1783
Appointed by	Continental Congress
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Henry Knox (US Army)
7th Commanding General of the United States Army
In office July 13, 1798 – December 14, 1799
Appointed by	John Adams
Preceded by	James Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Alexander Hamilton
Delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress
In office May 10, 1775 – June 15, 1775
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
Delegate from Virginia to the First Continental Congress
In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	None
Born	February 22, 1732 Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia
Died	December 14, 1799 (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia
Resting place	Washington family vault, Mount Vernon
Nationality	American British subject (prior to 1776)
Political party	None
Spouse(s)	Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
Children	none
Occupation	Farmer (planter) soldier (officer)
Religion	Church of England / Episcopal
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain  United States of America
Service/branch	Virginia provincial militia Continental Army United States Army
Years of service	militia: 1752–1758 Continental Army: 1775–1783 U. S. Army: 1798–1799
Rank	Lieutenant General General of the Armies of the United States (posthumously in 1976)
Commands	Colony of Virginia's provincial regiment Continental Army United States Army
Battles/wars	French and Indian War Battle of Jumonville Glen Battle of Fort Necessity The Braddock Expedition Battle of the Monongahela Forbes Expedition American Revolutionary War Boston campaign New York and New Jersey campaign Philadelphia campaign Yorktown campaign
Awards	Congressional Gold Medal, Thanks of Congress

Charlie Chaplin 122nd Birthday

Chaplin in 1920
Birth name	Charles Spencer Chaplin
Born	16 April 1889(1889-04-16) Walworth, London, United Kingdom
Died	25 December 1977(1977-12-25) (aged 88) Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Medium	Film, music, mimicry
Nationality	British
Years active	1895–1976[1]
Genres	Slapstick, mime, visual comedy
Influenced	Milton Berle Rowan Atkinson Johnny Depp
Spouse	Mildred Harris (m. 1918–1921) «start: (1918)–end+1: (1922)»"Marriage: Mildred Harris to Charlie Chaplin" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin) 1 child Lita Grey (m. 1924–1927) «start: (1924)–end+1: (1928)»"Marriage: Lita Grey to Charlie Chaplin" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin) 2 children Paulette Goddard (m. 1936–1942) «start: (1936)–end+1: (1943)»"Marriage: Paulette Goddard to Charlie Chaplin" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin) Oona O'Neill (m. 1943–1977) «start: (1943)–end+1: (1978)»"Marriage: Oona O'Neill to Charlie Chaplin" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin) 8 children

Statue of Liberty

Bartholdi's design patent
Location:	Liberty Island, New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Coordinates:	40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W / 40.68917°N 74.04444°W / 40.68917; -74.04444Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W / 40.68917°N 74.04444°W / 40.68917; -74.04444
Built:	October 28, 1886
Architect:	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Visitation:	3.2 million   (in 2007[2])
Governing body:	U.S. National Park Service
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type:	Cultural
Criteria:	i, vi
Designated:	1984 (8th session)
Reference #:	307
State Party:	United States
Region:	Europe and North America
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name: Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island
Designated:	October 15, 1966[3]
Reference #:	66000058
U.S. National Monument
Designated:	October 15, 1924
Designated by:	President Calvin Coolidge[4]
New York City Landmark
Type:	Individual
Designated:	September 14, 1976[5]
Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

Today In History: The 150th Anniversary Of Fort Sumter And The Start Of The Civil War

The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Bay. During the next 34 hours, 50 Confederate guns and mortars launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. On April 13, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort. Two days later, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to quell the Southern "insurrection."

As early as 1858, the ongoing conflict between North and South over the issue of slavery had led Southern leadership to discuss a unified separation from the United States. By 1860, the majority of the slave states were publicly threatening secession if the Republicans, the anti-slavery party, won the presidency. Following Republican Abraham Lincoln's victory over the divided Democratic Party in November 1860, South Carolina immediately initiated secession proceedings. On December 20, the South Carolina legislature passed the "Ordinance of Secession," which declared that "the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other states, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved." After the declaration, South Carolina set about seizing forts, arsenals, and other strategic locations within the state. Within six weeks, five more Southern states--Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana--had followed South Carolina's lead.