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1864
February 17 - The first submarine attack of the Civil War occurs in Charleston Harbor.
March 12 - Grant is made commander in chief of all Union armies.
April 22 - "In God We Trust" becomes the U.S. motto.
May 26 - The Territory of Montana is formed from a portion of the Territory of Idaho.
June 16 - Union General U.S. Grant begins the siege of Petersburg, Virginia.
July 14 - Gold is discovered near Helena, Montana.
August 5 - Union Admiral David Farragut, on his way to Mobile, Alabama, says: "Damn the
torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"