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The Battle of Chippawa was fought on July 5, 1814, during the War of 1812 (1812-1815). Crossing the Niagara River […]

David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during

1776 – The Declaration of Independence was signed by president of Congress John Hancock and secretary Charles Thomson. John Hancock

The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement of Nazi and Red Army forces near

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who

Patrick Henry “Paddy” O’Rorke (March 25, 1837 – July 2, 1863) was an Irish-American immigrant who became a colonel in

Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill

Anthony Clement “Nuts” McAuliffe (July 2, 1898 – August 10, 1975) was a senior United States Army officer who earned

At the outbreak of war with Spain in 1898, the U.S. Army was very small in numbers. This situation necessitated

In their push to capture the strategically important city of Santiago de Cuba, some 8,000 Americans battled for the two