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What happened on June 1 in American history
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (the 153rd in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from June 1 spanning 1779 to 1950. Among them: in 1779, Pennsylvania charges Arnold with profiteering; court-martial opens in Philadelphia; and in 1796, Congress admits Tennessee; the 16th state is the first carved entirely from federal territory.
1779
Pennsylvania charges Arnold with profiteering; court-martial opens in Philadelphia
The major general, military commander of the city for nearly a year, stands accused of using his authority to line his own pockets.
1796
Congress admits Tennessee; the 16th state is the first carved entirely from federal territory
The name traces back to a Cherokee town called Tanasi, John Sevier is already named governor, and the census counts 77,263 residents in the new state.
1812
Madison sends Congress a list of British wrongs; he stops short of asking for war
Years of seized ships and impressed sailors fill the message, and the House and Senate will now debate behind closed doors.
1861Member story · 1776 Club
Tompkins rides into Fairfax before dawn; a Confederate captain is dead in a clover field
Six weeks after Fort Sumter, the war claims its first ground casualty as Union cavalry surprise a Confederate garrison and are driven back by infantry, wounded civilians, and a 64-year-old ex-governor with a rifle.
1862Member story · 1776 Club
Johnston is wounded at Seven Pines; Davis hands command to Robert E. Lee
A bullet and a shell fragment cut down the Confederate commander at dusk, ending two days of fighting that cost both sides more than five thousand casualties apiece.
1950Member story · 1776 Club
Smith takes the Senate floor; calls McCarthy's methods a 'forum of hate and character assassination'
The Maine Republican names four pillars of Americanism and warns her party against riding the Four Horsemen of Calumny, but the rest of the Senate stays silent.
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