Hello ladies and gents this is the vikinf telling you that today we are talking about
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN HISTORY
1759 British troops defeat the French on the plains of Abraham, in Quebec.
1782 The British fortress at Gibraltar comes under attack by French and Spanish forces.
1862 Union troops in Frederick, Maryland, discover General Robert E. Lee's attack plans for the invasion of Maryland wrapped around a pack of cigars. They give the plans to General George B. McClellan who sends the Army of the Potomac to confront Lee but only after a delay of more than half a day.
1961 An unmanned Mercury capsule is orbited and recovered by NASA in a test.
And as always have a chilled day from the viking
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