What Happened in 1807

Robert E. Lee is Born

Robert E. Lee was born January 19, 1807 at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the fifth child of Revolutionary War hero... Read more

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Is Born

Under a spreading chestnut tree, The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his... Read more