On 18 January 1788, 736 convicts from England landed on Botany Bay. We pretty much know some of the story, but maybe someone from Australia can...
I have pretty much always had a contention that one of the contributing factors for the bombing of Pearl Harbor was the fact that the U.S. was...
Today commenorates the 1st use of the ejection seat. It was on 13 January 1942 that the ejection seat was tested by a German test pilot in a Heinkel...
Just a few days ago, while the nearly 200 year old statehouse in Boston was being renovated a time capsule from 1795 was discovered in the...
Happy New Year everybody. 1 January 2015 starts a New Year in which we all get some more time to get it right. But, before everybody starts...
I was doing a little research about American POW's being interred in Switzerland during WWII. While doing that I found out that Germany, France, and...
Okay WWII buffs, I have a good one for you. It's only good because I don't know and ya'll might. I was listening to a Korean WWII history buff...
Today is 23 Dec. 2014 and just 2 days before Christmas. George Washington settled his troops down at Valley Forge for the winter on 19 Dec....
Today marks the 150th anniversary of Sherman's victory over Savannah, Ga. Sherman's somewhat reknowned march to the sea started on 16 Nov. 1864 from...
13 Dec. 1862 An estimated 11,000 troops were killed when the Confederate Army led by General Robert E. Lee over ran the Union Army at the battle of...
7 Dec. 1941 as most of Americans know, marks the 73 anniversary of the Japanese aerial assault on Pear Harbor. I feel a little embarassed because...
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It seems there is a tradition in the U.K. regarding a gentleman named Guy Hawkes today. From what I hear, today memorializes the attempt to blow up...
28 November marks the anniversaries of a couple of civil war battles. The Battle of Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas in 1862 and the Battle of...
Everyone in the U.S. has pretty much heard about Abe Lincoln and his declaration of Thanksgiving, but only a few know that the 1st president of the...
I am doing some research in conjunction with one of my passions which is woodcraft. After examining some of the finishes I might use I came upon a...
21 Nov. 2014 Today in 1817 CSA Brig. Gen. Richard Brooke Garnett was born. He would have been 197 years old today. They guy had a very "colorful"...
19 Nov. 2014 One hundred and Fifty-one years ago today in 1863 the Gettysburg Address was first spoken in Gettysburg, Va. The 272 word speech...
Everyone sees him.....but he is still MIA. [ATTACH]
After all of the news concerning the killing of Bin Ladin by seal team member Robert O'Neill this last couple of weeks I have put a little thought...
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