An interesting historical story.
On March 23, 1939, the US submarine Squalus sank off the coast of New Hampshire. The sinking was due to a faulty air induction valve which caused the aft engine room to flood, killing 24 sailors and two civilians. The rest of the crew (32 sailors and a civilian) Read more
In 1968, during the Cold War, the Soviet nuclear sub K-129 sank in the middle of the Pacific. It came to rest 16,000 feet down. Soviet attempts to locate it were unsuccessful and they gave up. A few months later, the USS Halibut, using a robot with cameras, was Read more
The greatest ambush in military history took place on June 21, 217 B.C. Just one year earlier, Hannibal had crossed the Alps into Italy. After winning the Battle of the Trebia, Hannibal continued south and bypassed a Roman army under Flaminius. Scorching the earth as he marched, the Roman Read more
The first national Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1914. Dads had to wait 58 years. In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, the daughter of a widower who raised six kids, began to push for a day to honor fathers after she heard a sermon about Anna Jarvis’ proposed Mother’s Day. Read more
The Battle of Cherbourg was the second most famous naval battle of the Civil War. Second only to the Monitor versus the Merrimack. It marked the end of the most feared commerce raider, the CSS Alabama. The Alabama had been built in British shipyard and was sold to the Read more
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. There were many important moments in that decisive battle – a battle that changed the course of European history. But according to the Duke of Wellington, the most crucial moment was the closing of the gate at Hougoumont. On June Read more
Today is the anniversary of the most important event in American History and it was a loss! If the rebels holding Breed’s Hill had put up the fight the British expected of them, the revolution would have ended that day and independence would have come some other way and in Read more
Around 9 P.M. on Feb. 27, 1933, Hans Flotter witnessed a man on a balcony of the Reichstag building in Berlin. The man was carrying something on fire. Flotter called the police. A policeman went into the building and shot at a man moving around in it. The man Read more
On this day in 1804, Lewis and Clark left on their famous expedition. Here are some interesting facts about it. Before reaching the Rockies they ran out of food in the winter and had to eat their tallow candles. The Nez Perce had opportunities to ambush and wipe them out, Read more
According to legend, baseball was invented on June 12, 1839 by Abner Doubleday. One problem was that Doubleday was busy with his studies at West Point in 1839. Doubleday went on the participate in the Civil War where he was at Fort Sumter when it was bombarded. He rose Read more