3 January 1541
# Southern #KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1541...
Hernando de Soto visited the main Chickasaw town. He got guides and interpreters for a planned visit to the Chickasaw town of Caluc.
Other Years:
- 1823 - Stephen F. Austin received a land grant in Texas from the government of Mexico.
- 1861 - The Florida Secession Convention convened in Tallahassee.
- 1861 - Georgia state troops seized Forts Pulaski and Jackson in Savannah, Georgia.
- 1862 - The Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee continued from 31 December 1861.
- 1922 - Thomas E. Kirby was feautured on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar and became the first living person identified on a U.S. coin.
© 2016 Grey Hand Media
All Rights Reserved
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are welcome, but any comments containing profanity, defamatory or offensive tone, trolling, unrelated links, viagra offers, etc. will be deleted.