Today in History - November 16

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Saturday, Nov 16 2013 by

1776 – American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

Fort Washington (Birds Eye)
Fort Washington

1849 – A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.

Dostoevsky Museum (StreetView)
Dostoevsky Museum

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