Today in history Sept. 17

Today in history for Sept. 17

1862
Battle of Antietam breaks out
Beginning early on the morning of September 17, 1862, Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland’s Antietam Creek in the bloodiest single day in American military history. The Battle of Antietam marked the culmination of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of th… read more
21st CENTURY
2011
Occupy Wall Street begins

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