The First English Civil War begins: Internally exiled Charles I (a Presbyterian, r. 1625 – 1649) declares war against Parliament from his headquarters at Nottingham.

        [restored 9/28/2024]

Subsequent Events:

8/23/1642                   10/23/1642                 7/2/1644

References:

Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:234.

First English Civil War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_English_Civil_War

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,190,276,558,466

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