When did the United States first conquer a foreign capital?
On September 14, 1847, during the Mexican War, U.S. troops under the command of General Winfield Scott occupied Mexico City.
Mexico made peace with the U.S. in 1848.
It was not John F. Kennedy’s but Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration that first launched plans for the overthrow of Fidel Castro, the Communist leader of Cuba, by an armed invasion of Cuban exiles. This plan was known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. Kennedy, who came to office in January 1961, allowed the plan to…
On March 4, 1841, President William Henry Harrison gave the longest address, at about 8,500 words. Harrison delivered the 100-minute speech outdoors without an overcoat in bitterly cold weather. He caught pneumonia and died on April 4, 1841, one month after taking office. What president gave the shortest inaugural address? At his second inaugural in…
The “N” in SNCC stood for “nonviolent” when the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was founded in April 1960 by sit-in veterans who wanted to step up the pace of nonviolent direct action for equal rights. As the 1960s wore on, SNCC leaders became frustrated with white repression of the civil rights movement and began to…
Long Island, New York British August 27, 1776 White Plains, New York British October 28, 1776 Bennington, Vermont Americans August 16, 1777 Monmouth, New Jersey British June 28, 1778 Cowpens, South Carolina Americans January 17, 1781
Bangladesh was founded in 1971. Formerly East Bengal and then East Pakistan, it rebelled against Pakistan, with help from India in 197. Bangladesh was not recognized by Pakistan until 1974.
There have been Two Liberty Bells. The first was cast in England in 1752 for the Pennsylvania State House, which later became Independence Hall. The second was cast in Philadelphia and inscribed, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” (Leviticus 25:10). The bell cracked on July 8, 1835, as it tolled…