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8 Famous Military Animals of the 20th Century
When it comes to animals in the military, they fall into two different categories. They either exist as mascots and…
This Day In History: The US Marine Corps Was Founded (1775)
On this date in history, the US Marine Corps was founded in 1775. At the very start of the American…
This Day In History: The Osage Tribe Agree to Leave their Lands (1818)
On this date in history in a historic decision that would change the fortunes of the Osage Indians, forever. In…
This Day In History: A Huge Fire Destroys Downtown Boston (1872)
On this date in history in 1872, a catastrophic fire broke out in Boston. The fire was to destroy a…
This Day In History: Lenin Calls for An Armistice With Germany (1917)
On this date in history Lenin, one day after he and the Communists (Bolsheviks) had seized power announced that his…
This Day In History: Hitler Escapes An Assassination Attempt (1939)
On this day in history in 1939, there was an attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler. On this day…
This Day In History: 300 Santee Indians Are Sentenced to Die In Minnesota (1862)
On this day in 1862, a court in Minnesota sentences 300 Santee Sioux to death. The men were all sentenced…
This Day In History: This Day In History Iranian Students Storm the US Embassy (1979)
This day in history in 1978 the American Embassy in Teheran was stormed. There was an ongoing revolution in the…
This Day In History: Soviet Tanks Enter Budapest to Crush An Uprising (1956)
On this date in history in 1956, the Soviets and Hungarian communists finally suppressed a revolt in Hungary. The revolt…
This Day In History: The Order to Attack Pearl Harbor in 1941
On this day in 1941, a top-secret order was sent to the Japanese fleet. The order was to change history…