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    This Day in History
    1862: A Union attempt to capture Charleston, South Carolina, is thwarted when the Confederates turn back an attack at Secessionville, just south of the city on James Island.

    1864: The siege of Petersburg and Richmond begins after a moonlight skirmish.

    1898: A U.S. squadron bombards Santiago, Cuba.

    1915: The French gain ground in severe fighting north of Arras.

    1918: Yekaterinenfeld is occupied by the Germans.

    1925: France accepts a German proposal for a security pact.

    1932: The ban on Nazi storm troopers is lifted by the von Papen government in Germany.

    1940: French Chief of State, Henri Petain asks for an armistice with Germany.

    1951: The 1st Marine Division reached its objective, a line running northeast from the Hwachon Reservoir through the Punch Bowl, a gigantic volcanic crater.

    1955: The U.S. House of Representatives votes to extend Selective Service until 1959.