The Battle of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on December 29, 1890, was the last major battle between U.S. troops and Native Americans.
Twenty-nine U.S. soldiers and nearly 200 Sioux men, women, and children were killed.
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman said, “If nominated I will not run. If elected I will not serve”, when the Republicans tried to draft him for president upon his retirement from the army in 1880.
For late 19th-century immigrants from Europe, to travel to America in “steerage” meant a passage below decks, near the ship’s steering gear. The price for these uncomfortable but low-fare accommodations was about $15.
No shells were fired by warships at the Battle of Midway. The decisive Allied victory on June 4, 1942, was significant in naval history because the two opposing fleets never fired at or even came in view of each other. The Japanese and American fleets attacked each other with submarines and planes launched from aircraft…
The British fort, captured by the French in 1757 during the French and Indian War, was located in New York near Lake George. Where was Fort McHenry? The fort that withstood British bombardment during the War of 1812 was on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland. Where was Fort Henry? The Confederate stronghold captured by…
Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name Shangri-La to Camp David in 1953, naming it after his grandson.
The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness (begun at Pimlico, Baltimore, in 1873), and the Belmont (begun in 1867 at Jerome Park, New York; now held in Belmont Park, New York) make up the Triple Crown. Sir Barton in 1919 first won the Triple Crown.