1777 – The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States.
1864 – General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea begins with the burning of Atlanta, Georgia.
1969 – 250,000 people demonstrated in Washington against the Vietnam War.
2011 – Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City, evicting hundreds of protesters and then demolishing the tent city.
