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[1] 1796 – Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) falls to the British, completing their invasion of Ceylon. [2] 1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate -held frigate USS Philadelphia. 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
29. Events. 1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. 1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established. 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
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From Britannica Book Of The Year
February 16, 1937
The British government announces that in April it will commence the most extensive and costly naval construction program ever launched in peacetime.
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US Navy lieutenant Steven Decatur leads a small group of sailors into Tripoli harbor and burns the USS Philadelphia, captured earlier by Barbary pirates. 1760 Cherokee Indians held hostage at Fort St. George are killed in revenge for Indian attacks on frontier settlements.
