The recent threat of balloons over America was not the first time America has been threatened by balloons. But in 1945, we didn’t have 24 hours news stations. In 1944, Major General Kusaba of the 9th Army Technical Research Laboratory developed a secret weapon that he thought would create Read more…
In 1807, Napoleon sent an army into Spain. Supposedly, the French army was allied with the Spanish army in a campaign to conquer Portugal. But soon it became apparent that the French were also there to conquer Spain. Napoleon’s brother Joseph was put on the throne. England sent an Read more…
One of the Civil Wars greatest commanders was mortally wounded on the day of his greatest triumph. Stonewall Jackson was shot during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Earlier on May 2, 1863, Jackson’s corps has pulled off the greatest flanking attack of the war. He had marched his men all day Read more…
The popular kids’ song “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain” was set to the melody of a slave spiritual “When the Chariot Comes”. That song referred to the Rapture when Jesus would have his Second Coming. He would return in a chariot. The chariot could also refer to a train, Read more…