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1813 United States nicknamed Uncle Sam On this day in 1813, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812.Wilson (1766-1854) stamped the barrels with "U.S." for United States, but soldier... read more »
American Revolution 1776 World's first submarine attack »
Automotive 1896 Electric car wins the first auto race in the United States »
Civil War 1864 Atlanta is evacuated »
Cold War 1950 United Nations defeats Soviet motion »
Crime 1996 Tupac Shakur is shot »
Disaster 1921 Flash flood hits San Antonio »
General Interest 1977 Panama to control canal » 1986 Tutu becomes archbishop »
Hollywood 1950 Julie Kavner, voice of Marge Simpson, is born »
Literary 1911 Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa »
Music 1936 Buddy Holly is born »
Old West 1876 Minnesotans nearly wipeout the James-Younger Gang »
Presidential 1977 Carter agrees to transfer Panama Canal to Panama »
Sports 1953 Maureen Connolly wins U.S. Open »
Vietnam War 1965 Marines launch Operation Piranha » 1967 McNamara Line announced »
World War I 1914 British commander Sir John French issues first dispatch »
World War II 1940 The Blitz begins »
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