Major General Winfield Scott departs Veracruz, Mexico, marching the Army of Mexico of the united States toward Mexico City.

       [restored 1/28/2022]

Subsequent Events:

4/26/1847                   2/18/1848                  11/15/1864

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 131.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,161,621,015,445

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