Warfare History
This Day In History: The British and French Burn The Summer Palace in Peking (1860)
On this date in history, the British burned and looted the Imperial Summer Palace. The British troops occupying Peking, China…
This Day In History: The First Balkan War Begins (1912)
On October the 17th, Serbia, and Greece declared war on the Ottoman Empire. They immediately entered into an alliance with…
This Day In History: The American Patriots Win the Battle of Saratoga (1777)
On this day in history in 1777, the Americans defeated the British at the Battle of Saratoga. After the battle…
This Day In History: Hitler Is Wounded In A Gas Attack (1918)
On this day during WWI Adolf Hitler, the future leader of Nazi Germany was wounded during a gas attack on…
This Day In History: Erwin Rommel Commits Suicide on Hitler’s Orders (1944)
On this day in 1944, the great German General Erwin Rommel, known as the 'Desert Fox' commits suicide. He had…
This Day In History: The Texas Republic Votes To Be Annexed By The United States
This day in history Texans voted to accept a new proposed constitution that would allow their Republic to become the…
This Date In History: The US Continental Congress Establishes the Continental Navy (1775)
On this date in history, during the American Revolution in 1775, the Continental Congress agrees to establish the first American…
This Day In History: The American General Joe Stilwell Dies (1946)
On this date in 1946, General Joseph Stilwell, (on the right in the picture) the commander of the U.S. and…
This Day In History: The US Wins The Battle of Cape Esperance (1942)
On this date during WWII in 1942, the US Navy intercepts a Japanese flotilla on their way to reinforce troops…
This Day In History: Bulgaria Enters WWI (1915)
On this day in 1915, the Kingdom of Bulgaria joins the Central Powers and enters the First Word War. The…