2 Sep 2020 – RANDOM Times •

The ghosts of Cold Harbor battlefield – Mechanicsville, Virginia

2 Sep 20201 Sep 2020 Leo S

For believers and ghost enthusiasts, Most Civil War battlefields are haunted by the restless souls of fallen soldiers. And of all the battles of the war, Cold Harbor located in Mechanicsburg (about a fifty minute drive northwest of Williamsburg), Virginia, was “one of American history’s bloodiest, most lopsided battles“. In less than thirty minutes, Grant, the most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and twice elected President, lost over 7000 troops at the hands of Lee’s Army of Virginia, a loss that would haunt him for the rest…

When London burned: 1666’s Great Fire

2 Sep 202030 Aug 2020 Robin

Thomas Farriner was a baker who served King Charles II, supplied bread to the Royal Navy, and lived in Pudding Lane, London. All regular, until he went to bed on the night of September 1, 1666 leaving the fire that heated his oven still burning. As a result, in the early hours of the following morning, sparks from the fire caused flames that soon engulfed the entire house. Farriner, sometimes spelt Faryner or Farynor, escaped with his family by climbing through an upstairs window, but his maidservant, Rose, died in…

#TodayInHistory – September 2

2 Sep 202030 Aug 2020 randomcollabs

September 2 – Some important events on this day. 31 BC 👉🏼 Battle of Actium: decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece. 1192 👉🏼 Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade 1666 👉🏼 Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed. ✔️READ THE ARTICLE! 1792 👉🏼 September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris…