29 June 1852
On this date in 1852...
The Great Compromiser, statesman Henry Clay of Kentucky died at the age of seventy-five in Washington, D.C. With Clay's passing the South would soon learn that compromise is not necessarily a good thing.
Other Years:
- 1704 - A force of 50 South Carolinian militia and 1,000 Creek warriors attacked and destroyed the Spanish San Damian de Cupahica Mission, near present-day Tallahassee, Florida.
- 1776 - Virginia adopted a state constitution and chose Patrick Henry as its first state governor.
- 1862 - The Battle of Savage's Station, Virginia.
- 1899 - The Brazos River in Texas flooded 12 miles wide and caused $10 million in damage.
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