On this day in 1777, the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge occurs. Some believe this battle was the first at which the Stars and Stripes were...

On this day in 1903, a hero is born. Bobbie E. Brown, Jr. would go on to play a critical role in an Allied effort to seize Aachen,...

On this day in 1918, a hero is born. Mitchell Paige would volunteer for the Marines on his 18th birthday—and he even walked 200 miles to...

On this day in 1862, Confederate forces win the Second Battle of Bull Run. The two-day battle would prove to be one of the bloodier battles

On this day in 1776, George Washington and his troops make a miraculous escape across the East River and into Manhattan. The British...

On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. famously delivers his “I have a dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and...

On this day in 1968, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor.  When Nicky Daniel Bacon saw the large enemy...

On this day in 1945, a hero receives the Medal of Honor from President Harry S Truman. Silvestre Santana Herrera was perhaps an unlikely...

On this day in 1851, the New York Yacht Club’s schooner, America , races and defeats fifteen yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Did the...

On this day in 1776, the British begin an effort against General George Washington’s troops, then stationed in Brooklyn and Manhattan....

On this day in 1754, future British Lt. General Banastre Tarleton is born in Liverpool. During the American Revolution, he came to be...

On this day in 1952, a Marine engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Amazingly, Robert Simanek survived his...

On this day in 2015, a heroine passes away. At the time of her passing, Emma “Big Mama” Didlake was believed to be the oldest female...

On this day in 1776, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy is censured. That Navy was the predecessor to the United States...

If you think this election year is crazy, then you should also hear what happened in 1824!   That election was a four-way race: John...

On this day in 1860, the woman known as Annie Oakley is born. That wasn’t her real name, of course. The famous sharpshooter’s name at...

On this day in 1944, the Battle of Guam nears its end. By August 11, the island would finally be back in American hands.  The Japanese...

On this day in 1974, a hero’s family accepts the Medal of Honor on his behalf. “He was a fine young fella,” Steven Bennett’s uncle would...

On this day in 1782, General George Washington created a military award that would be the predecessor for the Purple Heart. Washington’s...

On this day in 1945, the United States drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The action ultimately brought World War II...