On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of ...

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In March 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces intensified their strategic bombing campaign over Japan. Instead of flying high-altitude ...

In the opening struggles for control of Europe, the United States used economic aid to support the democracies of Western ...

For years the colonies had flourished in a state of “salutary neglect.” Britain had been content to leave the day-to-day ...

After the Civil War, thousands of Americans poured into the Great Plains on a collision course with western Indian tribes.

Lincoln’s assassination, and the ineffectual leadership of his successor, Andrew Johnson, enabled the Congress to control ...

Following his victory at Manila Bay, Commodore George Dewey became an overnight sensation in the United States. His picture ...

Americans went to war to win their independence from Great Britain. Just weeks after the outbreak of fighting at Lexington ...

Andrew Jackson had a long history with the Indians. During the War of 1812, he led militia forces in a war against Creek ...

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party swept to power in 1933. Immediately he began a vengeful and compulsive quest to remake ...