On December 13, 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army
of Northern Virginia repulsed a series of attacks by General
Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
The defeat was one of the most decisive loses for the Union army,
and it dealt a serious blow to Northern morale in the winter of 1862-
63.
General Ambrose Burnside General Robert E. Lee
On December 13, 1925, Dick Van Dyke, the quintessential
“nice guy” actor who would become known for his roles
in such movie classics as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, as well as the popular 1960s TV sitcom The
Dick Van Dyke Show, is born in West Plains, Missouri.
Initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966,
a total of 158 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons.
On the set.
