Military
Physical Fitness: America Goes Crazy
People around the world think Americans are crazy. They think we are, on the whole, too extreme, that once we get something in our heads, we don’t let go. Witness fitness: Americans are the most gung-ho, the most passionate, about staying in shape, and our full array of health clubs and spas — not to [...]
Vought F-8 Crusader
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, USA The Vought Crusader was the first US Navy fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight. It was extremely well liked by its pilots and, because of its agility, was considered one of the most potent combat aircraft of the Vietnam War. It was also designed to have a reconnaissance [...]
American Revolution Ends
The Yorktown Campaign in Virginia in 1781, marked the last great military action in the American Revolution and assured that America would be a free nation. In late summer 1781, General George Washington, in camp near New York City, learned that the British commander in the southern Colonies, Lord Charles Cornwallis, had failed to destroy [...]
America In World War I
Saying that “the world must be made safe for democracy,” President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress on April 2, 1917 to declare war on Germany. Congress voted ‘yes’ and America entered into the “Great War,” later called World War I.
Battle Of Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Stand
The most famous Indian battle in American history is the Battle of the Little Big Horn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand. Depicted in films and novels, the battle at the Little Big Horn River, located in what is now Montana, proved to be the death of U.S. Army General George Armstrong Custer and 265 [...]
Battle of Crecy: Sunset for the Knight
A few miles north of the village of Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, in the year 1346, the sun began to set on the proud and seemingly invincible armored knight, who had ruled European battlefields in the Middle Ages. The English longbow ended its reign.