Adobe Walls was a trading post in the Texas Panhandle. It had two stores, a blacksmith shop, and a saloon. Buffalo hunters in the area used it to resupply and sell buffalo hides. The tiny post was a symbol Read more…
Gail Halverson grew up on a farm. But as he did chores, he would sometimes look up to see planes and vowed to one day be a pilot. When WWII broke out, Halverson enlisted and joined the Army Air Read more…
Stanford White was the most famous architect in New York City during the Gilded Age. His architectural firm had designed buildings for J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt and other rich families. From 1879 on, the firm designed 900 hotels, Read more…
In 207 B.C., Hannibal had been dominating Italy for 11 years. He had defeated every Roman army that faced him. By this time, the Romans were avoiding battle and just trying to contain him. It was obvious that he Read more…
In 1756, the British East India Company was a powerful force in India. It had its own army to protect its trade. In June, the Seven Years War with France loomed near and the company was anticipating it by improving Read more…
It occurred on June 19-20, 1944. America had invaded Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Admiral Raymond Spruance (the victor of Midway) headed a large fleet that participated in the invasion and protected the transports after the invasion. The Japanese navy Read more…
It was actually fought in Belgium three miles south of Waterloo. The French called it the Battle of Mont Saint-Jean Ridge, which was where the British army was placed. Wellington had his headquarters in the town of Waterloo and he Read more…
In 1909, Sonora Smart Davis sat in a church on Mothers’ Day and heard a sermon that gave the idea of a similar day for fathers. Her father had raised her and her five siblings after their mother died Read more…
On March 22, 1944, two white girls disappeared while bicycle riding looking for flowers. The bodies of 11-year-old Betty Binnicker and 7-year-old Mary Thames were found in a ditch the next day. They had been brutally beaten by a Read more…
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act requires all Army bases named after Confederate generals to undergo a name changes. On June 13, 2023, the military base known as Fort Polk in Louisiana had its name changed to Fort Johnson. Read more…