Before he became famous as Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens worked here.
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The Most Hated General of the Civil War Won Chickamauga But Ended Up Losing His Command
Tellingly, after the Confederates’ hard-won victory at Chickamauga, Braxton Bragg’s major subordinates petitioned Davis to relieve him of his command.
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James Hollingsworth Relished Being in the Thick of the Battle
“Central casting’s version of a fighting general”
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Daily Quiz for January 1, 2019
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper of World War 2, had this many confirmed kills.
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The Other Hitler
William Patrick Hitler was born on March 12, 1911, in Liverpool, England, to Adolf Hitler’s half-brother, Alois Hitler Jr.
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Daily Quiz for December 31, 2018
In 1902 Bat Masterson was convicted of this crime.
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Daily Quiz for December 30, 2018
This was Billboard’s number one single song for 1966.
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Hallowed Ground | Corfe Castle, England
It was autumn 1642, and the English Civil War had broken out between the […]
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Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett: The Real Men Behind the Legends
They’ve been turned into Disney-style frontier icons, but the reality behind these two pioneers is far from G-rated.