taraMay 6, 20223 minThis Day in History: German U-boats near Rhode IslandOn this day in 1945, Americans destroy a German submarine near Point Judith, Rhode Island. That submarine, U-853, had torpedoed an...
taraApr 5, 20222 minThis Day in History: HMS Bolton capturedOn this day in 1776, a fledgling Continental Navy captures HMS Bolton. She was the second British ship to be captured in only two days....
taraMar 11, 20223 minThis Day in History: The survivors of USS LeopoldOn this day in 1944, survivors of USS Leopold arrive in Ireland. Their ship had been torpedoed late on March 9, and they’d been left in...
taraMar 10, 20223 minThis Day in History: USS Leopold's forgotten struggle in the AtlanticOn this day in 1944, the last survivor of USS Leopold is pulled from a frigid Atlantic Ocean. Amazingly, 28 men had survived—for hours—in...