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Civil War Timeline Chronology for January 30
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January 30, 1797 |
Edwin Vose Sumner born, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Edwin Vose Sumner |
January 30, 1816 |
Nathaniel Banks born, Waltham, Massachusetts |
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Nathaniel Banks |
January 30, 1835 |
President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to survive an assassination attempt when the gun wielded by Richard Lawence misfires. |
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Andrew Jackson |
January 30, 1861 |
Louisiana Secessionist Convention selects 6 delegates to represent the state at the Convention of Seceded States in Montgomery, AL |
Louisiana
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Convention of Seceding States |
January 30, 1862 |
USS Monitor, the first ship featuring a turreted center gun, is launched. The design changes naval warfare forever |
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Civil War Firsts |
January 30, 1968 |
Helen Hayes welcomes guests to Ford's Theater at a gala ceremony |
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Ford's Theater |
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