Backyard Bomb Shelters In spite of the massive destruction suffered by Hiroshima and Nagasaki, […]
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: August 6
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima On the morning of August 6, 1945, Colonel Paul W. […]
Posted inStories
Edwin Dunning, First down on a Floating Runway
August 2, 1917, First Aircraft Landing on Moving Ship Royal Naval Air Service officer […]
Posted inUncategorized
Theodore Roosevelt: Leading the Rough Riders During the Spanish-American War
In 1898, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt pushed hard for war with Spain. When it came, Teddy proved that he was ready, willing, and able to take part.
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: August 4
The North’s Unsung Sisters of Mercy A cadre of dedicated Northern women from all […]
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: March 16
Nicholas II, Czar of Russia, was forced to sign a document of abdication on […]
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: March 14
Germany Schaefer Herman A. ‘Germany’ Schaefer tries out the other side of the camera […]
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: March 15
Andrew Jackson’s Birthday Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States, was born […]
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: March 12
FDR’s Fireside Chats President Roosevelt makes his first Sunday evening fireside chats on March […]
Posted inStories
Picture of the Day: March 13
Portrait of Auguste Rodin In 1905, photographer Gertrude K?sebier captures the profile of artist […]