A Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) recruiting poster encourages women to enlist. […]
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Picture of the Day: September 30
?Throwing the paper? (i.e., playing cards) was the most popular form of gambling during […]
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Interview: Johannes Steinhoff / WWII Luftwaffe Eagle
Flying with skill and daring, the great ace Luftwaffe Eagle Johannes Steinhoff survived the war and a horrible accident, living into his 80s.
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Picture of the Day: September 28
John L. Sullivan became the recognized world heavyweight boxing champion after defeating Paddy Ryan […]
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Picture of the Day: September 27
Sitting Bull, pictured with Buffalo Bill Cody, was a legendary Hunkpapa Sioux chief and […]
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Picture of the Day: September 26
Composer George Gershwin was born on September 26, 1898, and began taking piano lessons […]
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Picture of the Day: September 25
President Woodrow Wilson (Photo: Library of Congress) In September 1919 an ailing President Woodrow […]
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Indian Mutiny of 1857: Siege of Delhi
The British East India Company had been surprised by the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Soon, however, the Army of Retribution was on its way to take Delhi back.
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Picture of the Day: September 23
On September 23, 1779, an American attack on a British convoy pitted the British […]
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Operation Torch: Allied Invasion of North Africa
The Allied invasion of North Africa was a necessary first step on the road to victory in Europe.