tara15 hours ago3 minThis Day in History: The only Coast Guardsman to receive the Medal of HonorDuring this week in 1942, a United States Coast Guardsman gives his life for a detachment of Marines. Signalman First Class Douglas Munro...
taraa day ago4 minElectoral College Myth #1: Only swing states matter. Other states are ignored.As has become my habit during presidential election years, I will start running a series about the Electoral College: What myths persist ...
tara2 days ago3 minThis Day in History: Bazooka Charlie, Tank AceOn this day in 1944, the Battle of Arracourt is waged in France. During the course of that battle, Charles “Bazooka Charlie” Carpenter wo...
tara3 days ago2 minThis Day in History: George Washington bids the nation farewell (again)On this day in 1796, George Washington bids the nation farewell. He was retiring from the presidency and making his last exit from public...
tara4 days ago3 minThis Day in History: Joseph Kittinger, the Man Who Fell From SpaceOn this day in 1984, retired Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger completes a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was t...
tara5 days ago2 minThis Day in History: Happy Constitution Day!On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Perhaps you’ve heard what Benjamin Franklin did ...
tara6 days ago2 minThis Day in History: The Paul Revere of the Mohawk ValleyOn this day in 1778, the “Paul Revere of the Mohawk Valley” makes his famous run. Unlike Revere, Adam Helmer didn’t have a horse to help ...
tara7 days ago3 minThis Day in History: The Battle of Antietam & the Emancipation ProclamationOn this day in 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee decides to make a stand! His decision would lead to the bloody Battle of Antietam....
taraSep 143 minThis Day in History: Gary M. Rose & His Medal of HonorOn this day in 1970, a Special Forces Medic concludes a four-day mission. Then-Sergeant Gary Michael “Mike” Rose had saved the lives of d...
taraSep 133 minThis Day in History: Francis Scott Key & the National AnthemOn this day in 1814, the British begin bombarding Fort McHenry. Famously, a young lawyer named Francis Scott Key watched the battle from ...
taraSep 123 minThis Day in History: Betty Zane’s daring dash for gunpowder saves Ft. HenryOn this day in 1782, a 16-year-old girl makes a daring dash for gunpowder. Betty Zane made her run even as a group of British soldiers an...
taraSep 103 minThis Day in History: A Signer of the Declaration with a lot to loseOn this day in 1736, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in Virginia. Carter Braxton was a wealthy and influential man wi...
taraSep 93 minThis Day in History: George Washington’s changing views on slaveryOn this day in 1786, George Washington writes a letter on a difficult topic. His views on slavery had been changing for many years. Perha...
taraSep 83 minThis Day in History: The Van Buren Sisters' amazing rideOn this day in 1916, two women conclude a remarkable motorcycle ride across the United States. The Van Buren sisters had undertaken the r...
taraSep 73 minThis Day in History: Robert D. Maxwell, conscientious objector turned heroOn this day in 1944, a hero throws himself on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. Amazingly, Robert D. Maxwell would live to tell the ...
taraSep 63 minThis Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee AirmanOn this day in 2015, Lt. Calvin J. Spann passes away at the age of 90. Decades earlier, he’d been one of the original members of the Tusk...
taraSep 52 minThis Day in History: The first Continental Congress opens in prayerOn this day in 1774, the first Continental Congress convenes at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. Its goal was to coordinate a response t...
taraSep 43 minThis Day in History: Wake Island is returned to American handsOn this day in 1945, Wake Island is finally returned to American hands. The Japanese had been in possession of the island since December ...
taraSep 33 minThis Day in History: Frederick Douglass, slavery, & the ConstitutionOn this day in 1838, Frederick Douglass makes his escape from slavery. He’d been a slave for about two decades, but that life was finally...
taraSep 22 minThis Day in History: V-J Day effectively ends World War IIOn this day in 1945, a formal surrender ceremony is held aboard the USS Missouri. Today is the anniversary of V-J Day! On this day, World...
