This Day in History

Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison

Henry Wirz, commander of the infamous Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was hanged on November 10, 1865, in Washington, D.C., the only Confederate officer executed as a war criminal.

This Day in History: English Channel Tunnel Opens (1994)

In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers identified the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.