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This Day In History | Civil War
February 17
1865 Sherman sacks Columbia, South Carolina
The soldiers from Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's army ransack Columbia, South Carolina, and leave a charred city in their wake.
This Day In History | World War II
February 17
1944 U.S. troops land on Eniwetok atoll
Operation Catchpole is launched as American troops devastate the Japanese defenders of Eniwetok and take control of the atoll in the northwestern part of the Marshall Islands.
This Day In History | Old West
February 17
1820 Senate passes Missouri Compromise
The Senate passes the Missouri Compromise, an attempt to deal with the dangerously divisive issue of extending slavery into the western territories.
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