Long before the James brothers began robbing trains, the Reno brothers tried their hand at it in post–Civil War Indiana, but the outlaw Hoosiers’ reign didn’t last long.By William Bell
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Picture of the Day: August 26
On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed, giving American […]
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When the James Gang Ruled the Rails
After robbing banks for more than seven years, Jesse and Frank James stopped their first train in July 1873. They liked it so much that they went on to rob at least six more.
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Picture of the Day: August 25
Allied troops led by French General Jacques Leclerc marched into Paris on August 24, […]
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Buffalo Soldiers in Utah Territory
At Fort Duchesne, black 9th Cavalry troops served alongside white infantrymen while dealing with the sometimes restless Ute Indians and the wild and woolly Duchesne Strip.
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Operation Varsity: 17th Airborne Division Member Frank J. O’Rourke Recalls the Assault
Gliding into the teeth of the German Rhine defenses during Operation Varsity in March 1945, members of the 17th Airborne Division found there was still plenty of fight left in the enemy.
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Picture of the Day: August 24
On the evening of August 24, 1814, 5,000 British troops under the command of […]
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Allied Agony at Anzio
The daring seaborne operation was planned as a way of outflanking German strength on Italy’s Gustav Line and swiftly capturing Rome, but almost nothing went according to plan.
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Admiral Porter’s Ironclad Hoax During the American Civil War
After a botched Union naval effort on the Mississippi River, Rear Admiral David D. Porter resorted to trickery to prevent one of his captured ironclads from being used by the Confederates.
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Old Dominion Brigade in America’s Civil War
The Virginia regiments originally under the brigade command of William Mahone seemed to save their best for last. After two years of average service, they became Robert E. Lee’s go-to troops in the Wilderness and at Petersburg’s Crater.