What Happened in Jul 1816

Méduse Disaster

In 1816, the French naval ship The Medusa set out to repossess the colony of Senegal. Commanded by an incompetent captain, she ran aground off the... Read more

Davis Enters the Catholic School of Saint Thomas at St. Rose Priory

One thing Samuel preached to his children was “knowledge is power.” Perhaps as the result in the break in his own education, Samuel stressed the... Read more

George H. Thomas Is Born

On July 31, 1816, George H. Thomas was born in Southampton County, Virginia. An 1840 graduate of West Point, Thomas served in the Mexican-American... Read more