Births on December 15

Charles Duryea

Born on December 15, 1861

Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (d. 1938)

Charles Edgar Duryea (December 15, 1861 – September 28, 1938) was an American engineer. He was the engineer of the first-ever working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company. He was born near Canton, Illinois, a son of George Washington Duryea and Louisa Melvina Turner, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his life working in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was in Springfield that Charles and his brother, Frank, produced and road-tested America’s first gasoline-powered car.

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Events on 1861

19 Jan

Georgia (U.S. state)
American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
21 Jan

Jefferson Davis
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
18 Feb

Jefferson Davis
In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
8 May

Richmond, Virginia
American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
6 Sep

Ulysses S. Grant
American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.

Births on December 15

Charles Duryea

Born on December 15, 1861

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis

Richmond, Virginia

Ulysses S. Grant