28 September 1781
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1781 - The Continental Army under General George Washington began the siege of Lord Cornwallis's British troops at Yorktown, Virginia.
Other Years:
1528 – A Spanish fleet sank in a Florida hurricane drowning about 380 victims.
1912 - W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" was published.
Read: Why Know Southern History?1912 - W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" was published.
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