During World War II, Australian Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was a Special Operations Executive for the British and was one of the most decorated servicewomen for t...
"I only did my duty, and what I was told to do was: to do as well as I could." - Simo Häyhä
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The German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was signed on August 23, 1939, just before World War II, by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. By signing the pact, the cou...
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SINDH, PAKISTAN - The ancient lost city of Mohenjo Daro lies in the shifting sands of Pakistan. It's nearly 5,000 years old, and has b...
Following the American Revolutionary War, Nathanael Greene was considered to be the most gifted and dependable officer to General Washington, having started off...
Born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a military officer in the American Revolution from Prussia. ...
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was President Abraham Lincoln’s wife and First Lady of the United States for four years, from 1861 to 1865, but was an unpopular first lad...
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Back in October of 1962, the world was on the brink of a thermonuclear war that would change the course of humanity. Most people know about ...
The Siege of Boston began the American Revolution, beginning on April 1775 and lasting until March 1776. Colonial militiamen were able to successfully say siege...
As the dawn of a new presidency glows in the United States, many Americans wonder about our relationship with our neighbors in the East. Despite the ongoing rhe...
