Name: 10 - 15 Sports History Gretzky Breaks Howe's Record by MadSportsRadio
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Description: n October 15, 1989, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe's points record (1,850) in the final period of a game against the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky's record-setting goal tied the game; in overtime he scored another, and the Kings won 5-4.

n October 15, 1989, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe's points record (1,850) in the final period of a game against the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky's record-setting goal tied the game; in overtime he scored another, and the Kings won 5-4.

10 - 15 Sports History Gretzky Breaks Howe's Record

The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, changed the course of the American Civil War. Fought on September 17, 1862, General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac launched a series of assaults against General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia along Antietam Creek near the Maryland village of Sharpsburg. The soldiers in both armies believed that the destiny of their respective nations rested on the outcome of this battle and fought as if there would be no tomorrow. For many men, there was no tomorrow. The two sides combined suffered an estimated 23,000 casualties, making this horrifying fight the bloodiest single day in American history. Most on both sides expected the battle to resume on the 18th. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Lee stayed in position, but McClellan did not renew the attack. That night the Confederate commander ordered his troops back to Virginia, effectively ending Lee’s first invasion of the North. Although the Battle of Antietam ended in a tactical draw, it emerged as a strategic Union victory, frustrating Confederate hopes for European recognition, raising Northern morale, and precipitating President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

This Moment In History: Battle of Antietam

On October 4, 1777, British forces under General William Howe defeated General George Washington’s Continental Army at the Battle of Germantown. Following losses in September at Brandywine, Paoli, and the British capture of Philadelphia, the seat of the Continental Congress, Washington learned that Howe had divided his army and sensed an opportunity to strike. Commanding 11,000 Continentals and Militiamen, Washington attacked Howe’s 9,000 troops encamped at Germantown, Pennsylvania, seven miles northeast of Philadelphia, in a dense fog. Washington divided his army into four columns to assault the British from multiple directions, but the attacks lacked proper coordination. While Washington’s troops showed promise, engaging the British in spirited combat, Howe eventually received reinforcements and launched a counterattack that drove the Americans from the field. The grinding five-hour battle cost Washington around 152 killed, 521 wounded, and 400 captured. Howe suffered about 70 killed and 451 wounded. While the Battle of Germantown was Washington’s second defeat in less than a month, many Europeans, especially the French, were impressed by the relentless determination of the Continental Army. Shortly after the battle, Washington’s army retired to a winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where it would be molded into a superior force.

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