In 1988, Vice President George Bush surprised the world when he chose a little-known Senator from Indiana named Dan Quayle. The lightweight was partially chosen to bring youth and vigor to the ticket. Quayle was clearly in over his head and the press piled on from day one. The Read more
Jack Broughton graduated from West Point in 1945. For the next 33 years, he was a fighter pilot. He flew 114 missions in the Korean War. He commanded the Thunderbirds. Later, he was deputy commander of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing in the Vietnam War. The wing flew F-105 Read more
In June, 1958, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter were married. They were high school sweethearts. They lived in Virginia, but they got married in Washington, D.C. thinking this would make their marriage legal. Richard was white and Mildred was of mixed race, but was legally considered black. In Virginia, Read more
Yang Kyoungjong was a Korean who had been drafted into the Japanese army in 1938. He fought in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in Siberia in 1938. The Soviets defeated the Japanese and he was taken prisoner. He was put in a labor camp. In 1943, the Red Army Read more
In 1763, the French and Indian War ended with Great Britain victorious. France was forced to cede New France (Canada) to the British. Most of the Indian tribes sided with the French because of their fur trade relationship and because clearly the British colonists were a bigger threat to Read more
Benedict Arnold could have had cities named after him. Before he became a traitor, he was one of the top three generals in the Continental Army. He helped capture Fort Ticonderoga, he led an epic campaign to Quebec, he fought an amazing naval battle using a makeshift gleet, and Read more
In 1859, the leader of Bryant’s Minstrels came to Daniel Decatur Emmett, his main song writer, and asked him to come up with a new “walkaround”. Minstrel shows ended shows with a song acted out by a few minstrels, who would then be joined by the whole troupe. It Read more
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport being played in North America today. It is believed to have originated around 1100. It was connected to Native American mythology. Eastern Woodland Indians felt it was part of the creation of man. A gift from the gods. It was played birds versus Read more
Gen. John Burgoyne had a brilliant plan to march from Canada into New York and cut the New England colonies off from the rest. Divide and conquer – a tried and true tactic. And it would be so easy because his British army with its ferocious Indian allies could Read more