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Today in History: The Beatles release ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
Chicago Tribune· 7 days agoIn 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order,...
Flying ‘Old Glory’: With Flag Day approaching, here’s a primer on proper Stars and Stripes etiquette...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 10 hours agoDuring a battle with the British as part of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and poet...
East Greenbush town historian hears from U.S. Army about soldier's burial site
Albany Times Union· 19 hours agoTown Historian Bobbie Reno excitedly held a letter from the U.S. Army that she didn't expect. The...
Today in History: June 4, World War II’s Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 4 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 4, the 156th day of 2024. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American victory against ...
The Price America Pays For Ignorant Americans
HuffPost· 2 days agoBut more than one-third didn’t know in which century the American Revolution had occurred, and half believed that either theWar of 1812
What is a Volunteer? Tennessee Vols' baseball nickname and three mascots, explained
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoAccording to the Tennessee Historical Society, Tennessee became known as the "Volunteer State" during the War of 1812. The state nickname ...
Inside the spooky man made island abandoned for over a century
Daily Express· 6 days agoWar. Fort Carroll sits in the middle of the Patapsco River just south of Baltimore, Maryland. In...
'Great careers to be had': Students prepared for maritime work aboard Oliver Hazard Perry
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRhode Islander Oliver Hazard Perry, the OHPRI site explains, was the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie...
Patt Morrison: In wartime or peacetime, after fires and storms — SoCal piers are survivors
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPiers around Southern California have a nasty habit of catching fire or otherwise surrendering to...
From Muskets to Modern Technology: A Look at Every Standard Issue US Military Rifle Since America's...
247wallst.com· 6 days agoThe U.S. military is constantly testing new technologies and improving upon previous generations of...