The colony that was granted to the Penn family was Pennsylvania. William Penn was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony and he advocated for freedom of religion and democracy. In 1681 King Charles II gave a large piece of land to the Penn family in order to pay debts. William Penn was a fervent supporter of the colonies unification and his writings “Pennsylvania Frame of Government” set the basis for the United States Constitution.
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Operation Barbarossa, original name Operation Fritz, during World War II, code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war.
The epic battle between the ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly the steam frigate USS Merrimack) and the USS Monitor made history not simply because ironclads were involved, but rather because it was the first engagement between two ironclads. The outcome of the battle is generally considered to have been a draw, although Monitor was firing solid shot throughout and designer John Ericsson was reportedly furious that Monitor had not been supplied with explosive shells, which he was sure would have sunk Virginia had they been employed by firing at Virginia’s waterline. As it was, Monitor probably did more overall damage to Virginia. Monitor had heavier guns and cracked Virginia’s armor in several places, whereas Monitor suffered only dents, literally.
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C. Stephen Douglas
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He was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was in the Democratic party and ran against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election.
Fun fact: Douglas was 5' 4" and his nickname was "Little Giant"
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