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On This Day, Jan. 19: Georgia votes to secede from Union
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoOn January 19, 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy. The vote was...
Today in History: July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoThis is Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. In 1802, the United States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, New York.