Settlers created fresh, colorful words and phrases to describe their land and life
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How it Feels to Bomb Germany
When Andy Rooney died in 2011 at age 92, he was probably best known […]
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The M107 Shelled the Enemy Deep Inside North Vietnam
The M107, which entered production in 1963, arose from the desire for a family of artillery weapons that were self-propelled (drivable), transportable by air and based on the same chassis. The result was two systems: the M107 gun and M110 howitzer.
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Daily Quiz for May 28, 2019
On 1 February 1864 Confederate forces lead by this man attacked the town of New Bern, North Carolina.
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Daily Quiz for May 27, 2019
Statistically speaking since 1790, the US has had this many recessions.
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Daily Quiz for May 26, 2019
The M1 anti-tank rocket launcher was nicknamed the “bazooka” after this.
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Daily Quiz for May 25, 2019
The deadliest attack by Indians on a white town took place in this state.
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This Week in History – Women’s Suffrage 1869
The push for women to get the vote was disrupted by the Civil War, but the movement began to heat up again with Reconstruction.
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This Week In History – Breaking aviation records
It is hard to imagine these days, since trans-continental flight is so common, but flying a plane across the Atlantic was once seen as an undertaking so impressive, it warranted a huge financial prize – $25,000 from hotel owner Raymond Ortieg.
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‘Board Her Boys!’: The 1804 Burning of USS Philadelphia
Unable to wrest USS Philadelphia from the clutches of piratical Tripolitans, Stephen Decatur resolved to burn the captured frigate to the waterline