French and Americans cut off British supplies at Gloucester North and South clash at the Second Battle of Corinth Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday U.S. Army hangs four Modoc Indians for the murder of a Civil War hero The Red Badge of Courage is published War Revenue Act passed in U.S. Iraq wins independence Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test The shot heard round the world Britain successfully tests A-bomb UAW walks out on Ford Clive Owen born Operation Wallowa commences Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies Twenty-four die in Army helicopter accident Maze hunger strike called off East and West Germany reunite after 45 years O.J. Simpson acquitted Hurricane Stan bears down on Mexico Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned in Italy





