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1732 George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding […]

1942 – Lt. Edward O’Hare takes off from the aircraft carrier Lexington in a raid against the Japanese position at

1726 William Prescott was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the patriot forces in the Battle of

1770 Maximilian, Freiherr von Wimpffen was a military commander who served in the Austrian army during the French Revolutionary Wars

1945 – On Iwo Jima, 2 divisions of the US 5th Amphibious Corps are landed in Operation Detachment. Before the

The term starboard derives from the Old English steorbord, meaning the side on which the ship is steered. Before ships

1805 Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18, 1805 – February 20, 1877) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy

CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the

1519 Francis de Lorraine II, the first Prince of Joinville, also Duke of Guise and Duke of Aumale, was a

Laissez les bons temps rouler! ”Let the good times roll” Mardi Gras was born from an ancient Roman pagan festival,