Today I Found Out

The Duel That Wasn't (2019x186)

: 17, 2019

Check my other channel Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Simon on social media: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut: "No" https://youtu.be/qK5NUpka9jU The Truth About the Declaration of Independence https://youtu.be/pFOtYlAyLJw In this video: It was a beautiful spring day on the banks of the Potomac River in 1826 when Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph of Roanoke counted paces, cocked their guns and prepared to fire at one another. The two notable American politicians were engaged in an illegal duel that, by nearly all accounts, should have never happened. Shots rang out, but the duel ended with neither harmed. Thus, it earned the moniker “The Duel That Wasn’t.” Here’s how this odd moment in American history came to pass. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/09/the-duel-that-wasnt/ Sources: http://www.markerhistory.com/clay-and-randolph-duel-marker-c-1/