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250 years ago this week, the Declaration of Independence is signed.

The Declaration of Independence is Signed: July 4, 1776 Despite Lexington and Concord, and despite Bunker Hill, most patriots believed that King George was on their side. It was Parliament, they believed, that was causing all the trouble. Thus, except for a few like Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty, most colonial patriots wanted to remain part of the Br...

150 years ago this week, Custer has his last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn: June 25, 1876 Though he had graduated at the bottom of his class at West Point, Colonel George Armstrong Custer had so distinguished himself during the Civil War that he had won the admiration and gratitude of General Philip Sheridan. Since July 1866, when he was appointed to command the Seventh Cavalry in the We...

82 years ago this week, General Patton and 176,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel into Normandy.

General Patton and 176,000 Allied Troops Cross the English Channel into Normandy: June 6, 1944 While the British and the Americans fought the Germans in Italy, their air forces had been carrying out bombing raids on Germany itself. But Allied air strikes, though very destructive to both property and human life, did not bring about the results Churchill and Roosevelt had desired. Air raids did...

419 years ago this week, Jamestown settlement is founded.

Jamestown Settlement Is Founded: May 11, 1607 For over 50 years following Cabot’s last voyage, England ignored the New World.