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    History in 1st Sep

  • RMS Titanic discovered

    A joint Franco-American expedition discovers the RMS Titanic wreck 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.

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  • Boston subway opens
    The Tremont Street Subway opens in Boston, the first operational underground subway in North America.
  • Battle of Chantilly

    Union and Confederate forces engage each other at the Battle of Chantilly, fought just two days after the decisive Battle of Second Manassas. The Confederates, led by General Stonewall Jackson, tried to block the Union retreat to Washington D.C. The battle essentially neutralized the Union Army of Virginia and allowed the Confederates to push into Maryland.

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