In the fall of 1777, the British commander General John Burgoyne and his men […]
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Picture of the Day: October 16
On Sunday evening, October 16, 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown and a tiny army […]
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Picture of the Day: October 15
Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach (man in middle with moustache) watches agents pour […]
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Picture of the Day: October 14
eager Breaks the Sound Barrier Air Force fighter ace and test pilot Captain Chuck […]
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America’s Civil War: 54th Massachusetts Regiment
For the men of the 54th Massachusetts, the assault on a Confederate fort outside Charleston was much more than just another battle. It was their chance to show the world that black troops could fight—and die—for the Union.
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Picture of the Day: October 13
Reichsmarschall Hermann G?ring speaks to an oberleutnant at his Carinhall estate shortly before the […]
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Picture of the Day: May 25
Walt Whitman Walter Whitman, born May 31, 1819, became America’s national poet with vibrant […]
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Picture of the Day: May 24
May 24: Queen Victoria’s Birthday Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, was born on […]
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Picture of the Day: May 22
Posed on Horseback Lt. Col. Albert V. Colburn (Aide-de-camp) poses on horseback in Warrenton, […]
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Picture of the Day: May 23
Brooklyn Bridge Opens The Brooklyn Bridge was hailed as the ‘eighth wonder of the […]