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The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an […]

After gaining experience designing, building, and flying aircraft as a member of the AEA, Curtiss began building airplanes in Hammondsport,

1885: Gottlieb Daimler patents what is generally considered to be the first true motorcycle. Daimler, the automotive pioneer usually associated

Jean Lafitte (29 August 1780 – c. 1823) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of

The title of shortest war of all time goes to the Anglo-Zanzibar War, which was fought between Great Britain and

Martha Raye (born Margy Reed; August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American

26 AUGUST 1944 – Norman Rogers and his crew of the B-24 “Wham! Bam! Thank You, Mam” had been on

On June 28, 1839, 53 people recently captured in Africa left Havana, Cuba, aboard the Amistad schooner for a sugar

Rosie the Riveter was an allegorical cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and