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Joan of Arc , nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans” (French: La Pucelle d’Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for […]

1781 – A British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Va., causing Governor Thomas Jefferson to flee as

Jacques Cathelineau (5 January 1759 – 14 July 1793), Generalissimo of the Catholic and Royal Army, was a French Vendéan

1847 – Samuel Colt rescues the future of his faltering gun company by winning a contract to provide the U.S.

Major-General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was an officer in the French, and later the English

1967 – Operation Bolo: 30 US Air Force F-4 Phantom jets, operating from Ubon in Thailand, shoot down a third

January 1, 1962, The US Navy SEAL Teams Are Born On this day in 1962 is the official date of

Blacks, both as slaves and freemen, served on both sides of the Revolutionary War. Recent research concludes there were about

The Battle of Buffalo (also known as the Battle of Black Rock) took place during the War of 1812 on

Life magazine December 29, 1972 The 36-year-old pioneer in photojournalism Life magazine suspends its weekly publication. It would continue with