The Scarlet Letter Hits Shelves — and Sells Out in Ten Days
On March 16, 1850, Ticknor, Reed & Fields published Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and the first printing of 2,500 copies sold out in ten days.
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Eighteen Minutes That Made Texas: The Battle of San Jacinto
On April 21, 1836, Sam Houston's outnumbered Texians routed Santa Anna's Mexican army in an eighteen-minute battle that won Texas its independence.