The Treaty of Paris not only gave the 13 Colonies independence, but also the Northwest Territory (the area between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes). However, the British refused to give up their forts in the area and continued to encourage the Indians to fight against white expansion. Read more…
In August, 1812, the HMS Guerriere cruised along the east coast capturing American merchant ships and hoping to battle any American warships. Captain James Dacres issued a challenge to “any American frigate who dares to do battle.” Capt. Isaac Hull accepted the challenge in the USS Constitution. The American Read more…
On August 17, 1862, four young Sioux warriors were returning from a frustrating hunt. They stopped at a farm to steal some eggs when a dispute broke out that resulted in the deaths of five whites. The Indians continued on to the home of Taoyateduta (Little Crow to whites) Read more…
Stalin green-lighted the North Korean invasion partly because an American sergeant who worked in the U.S. Embassy became a spy for the Soviets. He revealed that the U.S. was withdrawing from South Korea to Japan. Stalin assumed the U.S. would not fight for South Korea. the Bodo League Massacre – Read more…
In July, 1905, the 25th Regiment arrived at Fort Brown outside Brownsville, Texas. The 25th was part of the Buffalo Soldiers. It was an all-black unit with white officers. Whenever the soldiers went to town, they would be verbally and sometimes physically abused by the citizens who were upset Read more…
The wrong Kennedy became President. Joseph, Jr. was born in 1915 to a millionaire business man and politician and the daughter of the Mayor of Boston. The first of nine children, he graduated from Harvard and planned on get a law degree and running for public office. His father Read more…
Martha Jane Canary was born in Missouri around 1852. Her family moved west, but both her parents died when she was a teenager. She took up prostitution to survive, but decided life as a man was the route to go. She had learned to be a teamster during her Read more…
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Herbert Hoover. Here is the info on him that you can find on this web site for every President. NAME – Herbert Clark Hoover NICKNAME(S) – Chief / the Great Engineer BIRTH / DEATH – Aug. 10, 1874 West Branch, Iowa / Read more…
In 1942, the Germans came up with a plan to disrupt American war industries and use terrorism to hurt American morale. On June 13, four men landed on Long Island in an inflatable raft. They were spotted by a Coast Guardsman who confronted them. He saw a sub off the Read more…
When Ho Chi Minh declared independence, he borrowed from the Declaration of Independence. “All men are created equal. The Creator has given us certain individual rights, the right to life, the right to be free, and the right to achieve happiness.” When the new and supposedly improved M-16 machine Read more…