Nine months before the victory at Yorktown successfully ended what we now call the Revolutionary War, a critical turning point in the southern campaign occurred at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina. On January 17, 1781, General Daniel Morgan … Continue reading
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Season’s Greetings
December 21, 2011 by Blake Scarbrough | 1 Comment
Santa visits orphans in England during World War II. Source: WWII US Air Force Photos There’s no place like home for the holidays. Celebrating at home with loved ones is part of any holiday tradition. Soldiers fighting on foreign shores … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to John Muir
John Muir, naturalist and “Father of the US National Parks Service” was born on this day in 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. His family immigrated to the United States in 1849 where Muir grew up, attended college and developed a love … Continue reading
Halloween Stories from the Archives
October 27, 2010 by Blake Scarbrough | 1 Comment
In celebration of Halloween this coming weekend, we thought we would share some spooky, surprising and macabre stories about Edgar Allen Poe, UFO’s, horrific newspaper articles and more that all come from documents found on Footnote.com. If you’ve come across … Continue reading
Henry Elionsky: America’s ‘Aquatic Freak’
August 5, 2010 by Chris Willis | Comments Off
Before Mark Spitz – and way before Michael Phelps – America’s swimming rockstar was Henry Elionsky, a celebrity so famous he often was referred to only by his last name. Starting in the mid-1910s, the 265-pound long distance swimmer from … Continue reading
iTunes of the 1920s
August 4, 2010 by Chris Willis | 1 Comment
With their hit phonograph machine, the Victrola, Victor Talking Machine Company was the Apple of their day. At the height of their success in 1917, more than 500,000 hand-powered Victrolas were being sold each year. But Thomas Edison, who had … Continue reading
Battle of Lake Erie lessens British resolve in War of 1812
September 10, 2009 by Tyler | Comments Off
Today in History; on September 10, 1813, nine U.S. vessals defeated and captured six British vessals in the Battle of Lake Erie, effectively taking control of the strategic Lake Erie. Find out why Lake Erie was so important and helped … Continue reading
