This date in U.S. History, besides being our 238th birthday today.
1801: The United States Military Academy to train Army officers officially opened.
1803: The Louisiana Purchase was announced in newspapers. A great land deal. France sold a huge tract of land to the U.S. for $15 million, coming out to 3 cents an acre.
1817: Construction on the Erie Canal began in New York state. It connected the Hudson River at Albany and Lake Erie at Buffalo.
JULY 4th was a bad day for earlier American presidents. Three died on this date in 1826 and 1831.
1826: Presidents Thomas Jefferson (3rd) and John Adams (2nd)
1831: James Madison (6th)
--Cooter
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