In March 1775, representatives from Virginia’s counties met to choose delegates to the Second Continental Congress, and once again they elected Washington, Peyton Randolph, Patrick Henry, and others. They also voted to prepare … Read the article
April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. This followed the Union’s shattering of the Confederate forces during the April 6, 1865 Battle … Read the article
March 9, 1862 saw the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac (CSS Virginia)—one of the most well-known battles of the Civil War and the “first battle between ironclad war ships.”
From John R. Eggleston, … Read the article
President Lincoln’s Hand-Written March 4, 1861 Inaugural Address (click on image below to view, credit: Library of Congress)
President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address (click on image below to view, credit: Library of Congress)
President Lincoln’s Hand-Written March … Read the article
The man who named that flag, Francis Scott Key, witnessed the Battle of Baltimore aboard a sixty-foot sloop in the harbor. How Key found himself in the harbor while the battle raged is an intriguing and not … Read the article
In his April 14, 1986 address to the nation on the United States Air Strike Against Libya, President Reagan reported:
“At 7 o’clock this evening eastern time air and naval forces of the United States launched … Read the article
October 23, 1983, a suicide bomber killed 241 Marines in Beirut.
Just a few days later, October 25, 1983, U.S. Force invaded Grenada.
October 27, 1983, President Reagan addressed the nation, about Grenada and Beirut:
“This past … Read the article
Media outlets have reported an account from Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, about the president’s aide losing the nuclear codes (the biscuit).
They’ve also reported statements from Ret. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert … Read the article
