On this day in 1894, “the Fighting Doctor” receives a Medal of Honor. Bernard Irwin’s action was the earliest in our nation’s history to...

On this day in 1864, a Confederate submarine torpedoes and sinks USS Housatonic. The H.L. Hunley changed naval warfare forever. It was...

On this day in 1724, the “Sam Adams of the South” is born. You may not know this Patriot’s full name, but you have certainly seen the...

On this day in 1898, USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor. To this day, no one knows exactly why the warship was destroyed. But at the...

On this day in 1818, President John Adams reflects back on the American Revolution. Was the real Revolution to be found in the battles...

On this day in 1915, an American heroine is born. Olivia J. Hooker would become the first black woman to serve in the United States Coast...

On this day in 1960, a British oil exploration team makes an unexpected discovery, helping to solve an old World War II mystery. What...

On this day in 1945, USAAF Captain Louis E. Curdes shoots down an American C-47, forcing it to crash land in the ocean. Legend has it...

On this day in 1778, George Washington and his army endure an unusually bad week at Valley Forge. A snow storm had just started! The...

On this day in 2000, a hero receives his Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony. Alfred Rascon was originally nominated for the Medal...

On this day in 1837, United States Senators choose a Vice President of the United States. Wait. What? The Senate chose a Vice President? ...

On this day in 1919, an American hero is born. Desmond Doss was a Seventh-Day Adventist who would serve in the U.S. Army for years...

On this day in 2011, two American pilots find each other. Decades earlier, Wayne Hague had saved Ron Catton from certain capture—maybe...

On this day in 1777, George Washington issues orders to Nathaniel Sackett, making him director of a new spy ring in the New York area....

On this day in 1945, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Technician Fifth Grade Forrest “Frosty” Peden...

On this day in 1943, four military chaplains sacrifice their lives when their troop transport ship is struck by a German torpedo. “[A]s I...

On this day in 1930, William Taft resigns his position as Chief Justice of the United States. He remains the only person to serve both on...

On this day in 1945, more than 500 American and Allied POWs are liberated from a camp in the Philippines. They’d been held by the...

On this day in 1943, Mrs. Ruth C. Streeter is commissioned as a Major in the United States Marine Corps. She would serve as the first...

On this day in 1982, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Woodrow “Woody” Keeble passes away. More than 25 years later, he would finally be...