NOVEMBER 15
1864:After burning Atlanta's industrial area, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and about 60,000 Union troops begin their 300-mile "March to the Sea," torching much of the state of Georgia on the way to capturing the Confederate seaport of Savannah.
1777: After 16 months of debate, the Articles of Confederation are adopted by the Second Continental Congress in York, Pa., and will be sent to the states for ratification two days later. The Articles will become law on March 1, 1781, after the final state, Maryland, ratifies the document.
1969: An estimated half million demonstrators gather near the Washington Monument to protest in the second Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, possibly the largest antiwar rally in American history.
1777: After 16 months of debate, the Articles of Confederation are adopted by the Second Continental Congress in York, Pa., and will be sent to the states for ratification two days later. The Articles will become law on March 1, 1781, after the final state, Maryland, ratifies the document.
1969: An estimated half million demonstrators gather near the Washington Monument to protest in the second Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, possibly the largest antiwar rally in American history.
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