The Daily Dose (Jan. 8)
On January 8th, 1815, the Battle of New Orleans, took place. General Andrew Jackson led America to victory against British forces during the War of 1812.
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The Daily Dose (Jan. 6)
On January 6, 2021, the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. was attacked by a mob of supporters of then-president Donald Trump in an attempted self-coup d’état, two months after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
The Daily Dose (Jan. 2)
On January 2, 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 became the first spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravity.
The Daily Dose (Jan. 1)
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all enslaved people in rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.”