Tuesday, July 20, 2010

This Day in History: July 20

July 20, 1778 at Vincennes, Indiana...On the 20th of July the French at Vincennes also swore allegiance to the Americans. Because of his small force, Clark could only leave three men to man the fort. Clark then dispatched Captain Joseph Brown with 30 mounted men to the French settlements of Prairie du Roche and Cahokia, accompanied by some Frenchmen, to spread the word about the Alliance. [More]
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1 comment:

  1. parabarbarian7/21/2010 1:14 AM

    This day in history : July 20.

    1969: A man named Armstrong walked on the moon.

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