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Martin Robison Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier, and writer, and […]

The Schenectady massacre was an attack against the village of Schenectady in the colony of New York on 8 February

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best

6 FEBRUARY 1862 – General Ulysses S. Grant provides the first major Union victory of the war when he captures

Charles Henry Lee (6 February 1732 [O.S. 26 January 1731] – 2 October 1782) served as a general of the

1918 – Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane. It is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.

René of Chalon, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Gelre, died on 15 July 1544, aged

Fra’ Jean “Parisot” de la Valette (4 February 1495[?] – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand

1779 – John Paul Jones takes command of Bonhomme Richard. Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in

The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the “Immortal Chaplains” or the “Dorchester Chaplains”, were four World War II chaplains