States (1869–77). He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point and retired after serving in the Mexican–American War. When the
Civil War began in 1861, he rejoined the U.S. Army and won major
victories at Shiloh and Vicksburg, and in the Chattanooga Campaign.
After promotion to Commanding General, Grant confronted Robert E. Lee in
a series of bloody battles in Virginia in 1864, trapping Lee's army in
the siege of Petersburg. Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox on April
9, 1865, ended the war. After the war, he implemented Congressional
Reconstruction. Elected president in 1868, Grant led the Republicans in
their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism, protect
African American citizenship, and support economic prosperity
nationwide. In foreign policy, Grant sought to increase American trade
and influence, while remaining at peace with the world. His presidency
has often come under criticism for tolerating corruption and, in his
second term, leading the nation into an economic depression. After an
unsuccessful attempt at nomination for a third term in 1880, he
completed his memoirs, garnering critical acclaim and financial success.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1918:
World War I: Aníbal Milhais's actions during the Battle of the
Lys made him the only person to be awarded Portugal's highest military
honour, the Order of the Tower and Sword, directly on the battlefield.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Lys_(1918)>
1939:
After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall
by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African American singer
Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Anderson>
1940:
During the German invasion of Norway, Vidkun Quisling seized
control of the government in a Nazi-backed coup d'état.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_Quisling>
1967:
The first Boeing 737 took its maiden flight, eventually
becoming the most ordered and produced commercial passenger jet airliner
in the world.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737>
2005:
Charles, Prince of Wales, married his long-time mistress
Camilla Parker Bowles.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Charles,_Prince_of_Wales,_and_Camilla_Parker_Bowles>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
unheralded:
Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unheralded>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
He that has patience may compass anything.
--François Rabelais
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Rabelais>
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