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This Day in History: A Heroine at the Battle of the House in the Horseshoe
On this day in 1781, Loyalists win the Battle of the House in the Horseshoe. Yes! The battle really occurred in a house. Perhaps you...
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Jul 29, 20212 min read
This Day in History: The terrible fire aboard USS Forrestal
On this day in 1967, a rocket accidentally discharges aboard the flight deck of USS Forrestal. It smashes into a fighter jet piloted by...
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Jul 29, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Forrest L. Vosler's bravery over the skies of Germany
On this day in 1923, a hero is born. Forrest L. Vosler would go on to serve in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. His...
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Jul 29, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The oldest Revolutionary War hero
On this day in 1696, a hero is born. Captain Samuel Whittemore would go on to become the oldest known combatant in the American...
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Jul 27, 20213 min read
This Day in History: SS Eastland capsizes in the Chicago River
On this day in 1915, the excursion boat SS Eastland capsizes in the Chicago River. More than 800 were killed. It was the worst maritime...
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Jul 24, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The Constitutional Convention debates the presidential election process
On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention debate an important question: How should a President be elected? You’d be...
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Jul 19, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Bostonians celebrate independence
On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence is proclaimed to the public from the Old State House in Boston. That building had...
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Jul 18, 20212 min read
This Day in History: David C. Waybur single-handedly takes out a tank
On this day in 1943, a U.S. soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Would you believe that he took out a...
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Jul 17, 20212 min read
This Day in History: The top-secret Manhattan Project
On this day in 1945, the world’s first atomic bomb is detonated in New Mexico. The top-secret Manhattan Project had succeeded....
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Jul 16, 20213 min read
This Day in History: One of the women who came before Rosa Parks
On this day in 1944, a black woman refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Greyhound bus in Virginia. No, it wasn’t Rosa...
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Jul 16, 20213 min read
This Day in History: General “Mad Anthony” Wayne takes Stony Point
On this day in 1779, General “Mad Anthony” Wayne launches an attack in New York. He and his men would take back the fort at Stony Point,...
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Jul 15, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Roy W. Harmon, Medal of Honor recipient
On this day in 1944, a U.S. soldier engages in a heroic action. Roy W. “Bill” Harmon would later receive the Medal of Honor for his...
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Jul 12, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Howard Hughes flies around the world
On this day in 1938, Howard Hughes nears the end of his flight around the world. He wasn’t the first to make such a flight, but he was...
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Jul 10, 20213 min read
This Day in History: A young George Washington becomes a hero in Virginia
On this day in 1755, a young George Washington becomes the “hero of the Monongahela.” Only one year earlier, h’d been given an early...
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Jul 9, 20213 min read
This Day in History: William “Pits” Pitsenbarger, Medal of Honor recipient
On this day in 1944, a hero is born. William “Pits” Pitsenbarger once tried to quit high school to join the Army! Instead, he finished...
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Jul 8, 20213 min read
This Day in History: William Nakamura & Frank Ono's bravery in WWII
On this day in 1944, two soldiers engage in an action that would earn each a Medal of Honor. William K. Nakamura and Frank H. Ono were...
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Jul 4, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The three-day Battle of Gettysburg
On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg begins. Our nation should have been celebrating its 87th birthday that week. Instead, we...
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Jul 1, 20213 min read
This Day in History: "I do not, gentlemen, trust you!"
On this day in 1787, the Constitutional Convention is underway. A small state delegate stands up and addresses the large state delegates...
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Jun 30, 20212 min read
This Day in History: Amelia Earhart’s final flight
On this day in 1937, Amelia Earhart lands her twin-engine airplane in New Guinea. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were attempting to...
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Jun 29, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The U.S. Army Air Service & the first midair refueling
On this day in 1923, two biplanes conduct the first successful midair refueling. Well, sort of. They made the first midair transfer using...
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Jun 27, 20213 min read
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