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Jun 29, 2026
Eager to end the agony at Valley Forge, General George Washington broke camp in the spring of 1778 and began following the British army from Philadelphia into New Jersey. It was a...
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Jun 17, 2026
Einstein vehemently opposed the Nazi regime and was a target for assassination prior to coming to the United States.
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Jun 12, 2026
From ‘Bleeding Kansas’ to Harper’s Ferry, abolitionist John Brown was a major figure in the tide of violence sweeping the nation toward civil war.
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Apr 20, 2026
Employing every means available, including Navy airships, the United States sought to protect merchant shipping against marauding Nazi U-boats during World War II.
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Mar 25, 2026
Pensacola, Florida, with its sheltered harbor and busy naval yard, was a prize target for Southern secessionists. All that stood in their way was one young Union lieutenant and a...
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Jan 5, 2026
In Norwegian waters, British sailors boarded a German tanker and saved hundreds of merchant seamen.