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Today in American History - July 23

By Martin Kelly, About.com

Events:


1862 - General Halleck took command of the Union Army in the Civil War.

Births:


1973 - Monica Lewinsky

Deaths:


1793 - Roger Sherman

1885 - Ulysses S. Grant

1955 - Cordell Hull

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