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The CSS Albemarle was a Confederate ironclad ram built in 1863-64 up the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The Albemarle […]

Theodore Roosevelt, (27 October 1858 – 6 January 1919) 26th president of the United States who was the namesake of

1774 – Minutemen were selected in the American colonies. The terms militia and minutemen are sometimes used interchangeably, but there

John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film

BASILONE, JOHN Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 4 November 1916, Buffalo, N.Y. Accredited to: New Jersey. Other

The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate

Captain David McCampbell (January 16, 1910 – June 30, 1996) was a United States Navy captain, naval aviator, and a

October 24, 1939 The first nylon stockings go on sale in Wilmington, Delaware. Stronger and cheaper than silk stockings, they

Daniel Joseph Daly (November 11, 1873 – April 27, 1937) was a United States Marine and one of nineteen men