February 7 1603
Battle at Glenfruin when the MacGregors slaughtered a number of Colquhouns - the origins of the banning of the MacGregor name
Showing posts with label Timeline Fact. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Timeline Fact. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
1603 - Timeline Fact - Scottish Battle at Glenfruin
Battle at Glenfruin when the MacGregors slaughtered a number of Colquhouns - the origins of the banning of the MacGregor name
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
1832 - Timeline Fact - Gold was found in Union County, Ga.
Legend holds that gold was
found in the area
that became Union County in 1832.
This Timeline Fact may be an indicator why some of our family migrated to the Blairsville, Ga area. We see several of our ancestors moving in to the area . . . . just some food for thought.
This Timeline Fact may be an indicator why some of our family migrated to the Blairsville, Ga area. We see several of our ancestors moving in to the area . . . . just some food for thought.
1812 - 1814 - Timeline Fact - War of 1812
War of 1812
June 1812 - Dec 24 1814
the United States declared war against Great Britain
in reaction to three issues: the British economic blockade of France,
the induction of thousands of neutral American seamen into the British
Royal Navy against their will, and the British support of hostile Indian
tribes along the Great Lakes frontier.
1775 - 1783 - Timeline Fact - American Revolution
American Revolution
April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
Location: Eastern North America, Gibraltar, Balearic Islands, Central America;
French, Dutch, and British colonial possessions in the Indian subcontinent, Africa and elsewhere;
European coastal waters, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic and Indian Oceans
French, Dutch, and British colonial possessions in the Indian subcontinent, Africa and elsewhere;
European coastal waters, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic and Indian Oceans
1754 - 1763 - Timeline Fact - French and Indian War
French and Indian War
1754 - 1763
France cedes New France east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain, retaining Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and transfers Louisiana to Spain
1939 - 1945 - Timeline Fact - World War II
World War II
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
(6 years and 1 day)
Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa and Horn of Africa, briefly North and South America
1914 - 1918 - Timeline Fact - World War I
World War I
28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918
(4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks)
(4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks)
Location: Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China and off the coast of South and North America
1898 - Timeline Fact - Spanish American War
Spanish American War
April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898
(3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Location:
Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean)
Philippines and Guam (Asia-Pacific)
Philippines and Guam (Asia-Pacific)
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