An interesting historical story.
Jack Broughton graduated from West Point in 1945. For the next 33 years, he was a fighter pilot. He flew 114 missions in the Korean War. He commanded the Thunderbirds. Later, he was deputy commander of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing in the Vietnam War. The wing flew F-105 Read more…
In June, 1958, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter were married. They were high school sweethearts. They lived in Virginia, but they got married in Washington, D.C. thinking this would make their marriage legal. Richard was white and Mildred was of mixed race, but was legally considered black. In Virginia, Read more…
Yang Kyoungjong was a Korean who had been drafted into the Japanese army in 1938. He fought in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in Siberia in 1938. The Soviets defeated the Japanese and he was taken prisoner. He was put in a labor camp. In 1943, the Red Army Read more…
In 1763, the French and Indian War ended with Great Britain victorious. France was forced to cede New France (Canada) to the British. Most of the Indian tribes sided with the French because of their fur trade relationship and because clearly the British colonists were a bigger threat to Read more…
In 1859, the leader of Bryant’s Minstrels came to Daniel Decatur Emmett, his main song writer, and asked him to come up with a new “walkaround”. Minstrel shows ended shows with a song acted out by a few minstrels, who would then be joined by the whole troupe. It Read more…
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport being played in North America today. It is believed to have originated around 1100. It was connected to Native American mythology. Eastern Woodland Indians felt it was part of the creation of man. A gift from the gods. It was played birds versus Read more…
Gen. John Burgoyne had a brilliant plan to march from Canada into New York and cut the New England colonies off from the rest. Divide and conquer – a tried and true tactic. And it would be so easy because his British army with its ferocious Indian allies could Read more…
One week after his game-changing victory at Trenton, Washington decided to tempt fate by recrossing the Delaware. It was a very risky move that could have (and should have) lost the Revolution. British General Cornwallis, seeking revenge, swooped down on the Rebel army. His superior army arrived in the Read more…
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The victory resulted in France’s entry into the conflict on the side of the Colonies. The win would not have happened without the valorous leadership of Benedict Arnold. He led a decisive charge and was wounded in Read more…
John Paul Jones was famously losing the battle with the HMS Serapis when he uttered his famous response to a surrender demand: “I have not yet begun to fight!” At the time, this seemed an act of false bravado and the statement would have been forgotten if Jones had Read more…