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This Day in History: Leroy Mendonca's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1952, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Sergeant Leroy Mendonca had ignored an order to withdraw. Instead, he threw...
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Aug 14, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The struggle to negotiate a peace with Great Britain
On this day in 1782, John Adams writes a letter to John Jay. The latter gentleman was in Paris helping to negotiate a peace treaty...
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Aug 13, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Georgia defies the British government
On this day in 1774, the Sons of Liberty hold a meeting—except it was more than just a meeting! It was Georgia’s first formal act of...
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Aug 10, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Rachel Silverthorn makes a daring ride
On this day in 1778, Rachel Silverthorn makes a daring ride. Tradition has it that she volunteered for her mission when no man would. She...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon
On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon announces his resignation from office. He’d been facing impeachment and possible criminal...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Robert McTureous's bravery at Okinawa
On this day in 1946, a United States Marine receives the Medal of Honor. Robert “Bobby” McTureous’s parents would receive the Medal on...
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Aug 7, 20233 min read
This Day in History: USS Nautilus
On this day in 1958, USS Nautilus travels under ice in the Arctic Sea. She’d just become the first to travel, submerged, under the North...
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Aug 4, 20233 min read
This Day in History: “I do not choose to run for president”
On this day in 1927, Calvin Coolidge declines to run for re-election as President. His statement to the press was simple: “I do not...
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Aug 2, 20233 min read
This Day in History: “Killer” Kane & Operation Tidal Wave
On this day in 1943, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Colonel John R. Kane flew bombing missions with...
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Aug 1, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The tragic fall of Fort Freeland
On this day in 1779, Fort Freeland falls to a force composed of British soldiers and Seneca warriors. But it did so only after a show of...
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Jul 28, 20233 min read
This Day in History: A Revolutionary War Battle in France?
On this day in 1778, a Revolutionary War battle is fought just off the coast of France. Wait. A battle near France?! In the Revolution?...
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Jul 27, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Roosevelt & Bonaparte conspire to create the FBI
On this day in 1908, the Attorney General of the United States orders a “corps of special agents” to staff the Office of the Chief...
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Jul 26, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Congress defines limited goals for the Civil War
On this day in 1861, the U.S. Senate approves the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, a version of which had already been approved by the...
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Jul 25, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish Governor — and American hero!
On this day in 1746, a future Spanish Governor and supporter of the Patriot cause is born in Malaga, Spain. You probably don’t know his...
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Jul 23, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon
On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. Americans had won a “space race” to get there. We’d...
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Jul 19, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The Penobscot Expedition
On this day in 1779, a fleet of American ships sails north from Boston towards Maine. The so-called Penobscot Expedition would end in...
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Jul 19, 20233 min read
This Day in History: American naval hero John Paul Jones
On this day in 1792, American naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris. He has been called one of the founders of the American Navy. Of...
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Jul 18, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Herschel “Pete” Briles rescues two men
On this day in 1994, a hero passes away. Herschel “Pete” Briles had rescued two of his fellow soldiers from a burning tank decades...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
This Day in History: George Washington rebukes the British
On this day in 1776, George Washington refuses to accept a letter from British Admiral Richard Howe. The admiral and his brother, General...
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Jul 13, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton Duel
On this day in 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel. In a sad and ironic twist, Hamilton’s oldest...
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Jul 11, 20233 min read
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