On this day in 1777, American forces hold out against a British siege. They were trapped inside Fort Schuyler, but help was on the way!...

On this day in 1943, a young woman enlists in the Women’s Army Corps. Twenty-two-year-old Maybelle Rutland would go on to serve in the...

On this day in 1945, the last survivors of the USS Indianapolis are pulled from the Pacific Ocean. They’d been there since a Japanese...

On this day in 1943 a small boat under the command of Lt. (j.g.) John F. Kennedy is rammed by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy would come...

On this day in 1943, Operation Tidal Wave begins. Nearly 180 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers embark on a lengthy mission to destroy...

On this day in 1945, USS Indianapolis travels from Guam toward the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. Unfortunately, Indianapolis would...

On this day in 1971, NASA astronauts travel through space, quickly approaching the moon. Did you know that Apollo 15 carried the only...

On this day in 2001, a World War II pilot passes away. Colonel Rex Barber is best known for his participation in Operation Vengeance, a...

On this day in 1945, the United States, Great Britain, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration . The statement put the Japanese...

On this day in 1789, a signer of the Declaration of Independence writes a letter to John Adams. The letter sounds harsh to modern ears....

On this day in 1811, a signer of the Declaration of Independence writes a letter. Benjamin Rush had put his life on the line when he...

On this day in 1775, American Patriots set fire to Boston Light, then the oldest lighthouse in North America. In many ways, our...

On this day in 1918, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Then-Gunnery Sergeant Louis Cukela was a Marine...

On this day in 1749, Revolutionary War hero Peter Gansevoort is born. But for him, would Americans have lost the Battle of Saratoga? He...

On this day in 1780, Americans win the Battle of Huck’s Defeat. You’ll love the bravery of a few patriotic ladies in the hours before...

On this day in 1849, Dolley Madison passes away. Did you know that this First Lady nearly died in poverty? The vivacious First Lady had...

On this day in 1777, British Major General Richard Prescott is captured. One author has called this event “the outstanding special...

On this day in 1944, a United States Army Air Forces pilot puts his life on the line. First Lieutenant Donald Pucket must have known that...

On this day in 1781, the Battle of Green Spring is fought. Technically, the battle was a British victory. Strategically, it was anything...

On this day in 1754, a young Colonel George Washington surrenders his “Fort Necessity” to the French. It was the only time he ever...