On this day in 1776, General George Washington wins the Battle of Trenton. 1776 had been a difficult year. The victory provided a much-ne...

On this day in 1787, Federalist Paper No. 27 is published. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New Yo...

On this day in 1776, General George Washington makes a harrowing trip across the Delaware River, in the dead of night. The tremendous fea...

On this day in 1944, the Battle of the Bulge is interrupted by a little-known truce deep in the Ardennes Forest. Four German soldiers and...

On this day in 1783, General George Washington resigns his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American army. Okay. So we’ve all hear...

On this day in 1787, Federalist Paper No. 26 is published. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New Yo...

On this day in 1789, North Carolina ratifies the Bill of Rights. The state’s action came just one short month after it had ratified the C...

On this day in 1787, Federalist Paper No. 25 is published. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New Yo...

On this day in 1943, a German ace bypasses an opportunity to shoot down a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot. Second Lt. Charles “Charlie” Brown w...

On this day in 1787, Federalist Paper No. 24 is published. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New Yo...

On this day in 1777, George Washington’s army marches into Valley Forge. The army would stay there for a long winter encampment. When you...

On this day in 1944, the submarine USS Barb begins a patrol of the Chinese coast. It was just one of several such patrols that the legen...

On this day in 1787, Federalist Paper No. 23 is published. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New Yo...

On this day in 1787, New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. New Jersey’s quick ratification was interesting,...

On or around this day in 1799, Elijah Clarke passes away. He’s been called an “an effective successful guerilla commander” whose contribu...

On this day in 1773, a group of American colonists boards three ships in Boston Harbor and throws 46 tons of tea overboard. Yes, you gues...

On this day in 1791, Virginia ratifies the Bill of Rights, making those ten constitutional amendments the law of the land. The Bill of Ri...

On this day in 1787, Federalist Paper No. 22 is published. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New Yo...

On this day in 1944, a hero leads his men in a tough battle against the Japanese. Then-First Lieutenant Robert B. Nett would be wounded m...

On this day in 1787, an author writing under the pseudonym “Cato” writes his sixth contribution to the anti-Federalist Papers. These pape...