On This Day: Custer’s Funeral Held at West Point
By Tony Pettinato on October 10, 2019
An article about the burial of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer with full military honors at West Point Cemetery on 10 October 1877... (Read More)
Category: History
On This Day: Patty Hearst Arrested after Year on FBI ‘Most Wanted List’
By Tony Pettinato on September 18, 2019
An article about the arrest of newspaper heiress, socialite, and accused bank robber Patty Hearst on 18 September 1975... (Read More)
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On This Day: Oklahoma Land Rush – A Wild, Crazy Scramble
By Tony Pettinato on September 16, 2019
An article about the Oklahoma Land Rush on 16 September 1893 when 6.5 million acres of public land were thrown open for settlement... (Read More)
On This Day: Vietnam War’s Gulf of Tonkin Incident
By Tony Pettinato on August 2, 2019
An article about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on 2 August 1964 that led to direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War... (Read More)
Where Were You in 1969?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 19, 2019
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega looks back 50 years to some of the pivotal events of 1969... (Read More)
Remembering Port Chicago, Part III: The Tragedy That Helped End Segregation in the Armed Forces
By Guest Author on July 18, 2019
Third article by Casey Gauntt about his family connections to a WWII disaster: the munitions explosion at Port Chicago, California, on 17 July 1944... (Read More)
Remembering Port Chicago, Part II: The Tragedy That Helped End Segregation in the Armed Forces
By Guest Author on July 17, 2019
Second article by Casey Gauntt about his family connections to a WWII disaster: the munitions explosion at Port Chicago, California, on 17 July 1944... (Read More)
Remembering Port Chicago, Part I: The Tragedy That Helped End Segregation in the Armed Forces
By Guest Author on July 16, 2019
An article by Casey Gauntt about his family connections to a WWII disaster: the munitions explosion at Port Chicago, California, on 17 July 1944... (Read More)
On This Day: The Nation Mourned the Death of Alexander Hamilton
By Tony Pettinato on July 12, 2019
An article about the death of Alexander Hamilton on 12 July 1804 after being shot in a duel with his nemesis, Vice President Aaron Burr, the day before... (Read More)
