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1814: Francis Scott Key pens “The Star Spangled Banner.” Originally titled “Defense of Fort McHenry,” the poem described the bombardment […]

On Sept. 13, 1847, 120 U.S. Marines and soldiers stormed the Chapultepec castle, a fort being used as a Mexican

Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt III (September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944), known as Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was an American

General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing GCB (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed “Black Jack”, was a

The Battle of Edson’s Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle

The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil

The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine

USS New York (LPD-21) is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, and the fifth ship of the United States Navy

On this day in 1919, almost one year after an armistice officially ended the First World War, New York City

The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie