How Belgium Held Off Mighty German Army
This month marks the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Yser in the Great War, where Belgian forces stemmed a brutal German offensive that had already consumed the vast majority of the...
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The Life and Death of Desert Fox
On Oct. 14, 1944, Germany’s most respected commander, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, was forced to commit suicide for his involvement with the failed July 20 assassination attempt and coup against Adolf...
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MacArthur Makes His Famous Return
A few hours after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese bombers and Zero fighters began a devastating offensive against the U.S. Far East Air Force based in the Philippines. Japanese soldiers...
View ArticleReagan, Goldwater and Rise of Conservatism
Fifty years ago on Monday, the handsome, All-American actor Ronald Wilson Reagan jump-started his political career when his pre-recorded “A Time for Choosing” speech in support of 1964 Republican...
View ArticleCatholic Conspiracy and the Gunpowder Plot
“Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!” On Nov. 5, as Americans absorb the results of the...
View ArticleSherman Unleashes Total War on Confederacy
Nov. 12 marks the 150th anniversary of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s famous burning of Atlanta in the American Civil War. Sherman had defeated Southern General John Bell Hood at the Battle...
View ArticleGerman Juggernaut Halted at Stalingrad
Seventy-two years ago on Nov. 19, the Soviet Red Army began Operation Uranus, the counteroffensive that led to the encirclement of German forces at the Battle of Stalingrad. Nazi Germany unleashed its...
View ArticleWhen FDR Tried to Move Thanksgiving
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s policies brought about a fundamental shift in America’s political landscape, but there were a few areas where he was not so successful in achieving permanent change. One of...
View ArticleHow Cold War Came to a Peaceful End
Twenty five years ago on Dec. 3, U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev issued statements at a joint press conference signaling the end of the Cold War. The two...
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Christmas Truce on the Western Front
By December 1914, World War I’s Western Front had turned into a stalemate of trench warfare and barbed wires. The quick end to the war that both the Allies and the Central Powers had envisioned never...
View ArticleWhy We Sing Auld Lang Syne
New Year’s – as the clock strikes midnight, we pop open the champagne, watch the Times Square ball drop, kiss our loved ones, and sing the well-known Scottish poem-turned-song. But why? None of the...
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How Jackson Repelled British at New Orleans
Thursday is the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans, perhaps the most important battle fought after a peace deal had already been made. By the end of 1814, the War of 1812 between the United...
View ArticleThe Final Days of Winston Churchill
Possessing an almost superhuman energy, Sir Winston Churchill attempted to remain in public life until the very end. While he had spent his entire life battling political obstacles and depression and...
View ArticleValentine's Day Massacre Stuns Chicago
On the night of Feb. 13, 1929, Chicago's North Side Gang leader, George "Bugs" Moran, received a phone call from an unknown bootlegger, offering him a shipment of Old Log Cabin whiskey at the...
View ArticlePatrick: Slave, Shepherd and Saint
We all know that Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and that on March 17 we celebrate him – even if some of us do so more for fun than for religious reasons. Only two letters written by...
View ArticleLusitania Sinks With Her Secrets
On May 1, 1915, the Royal Mail Ship Lusitania set sail from New York City bound for Liverpool. Though the massive four-stack ocean liner was a merchant and passenger vessel, among its cargo, according...
View ArticleA Savage Beating in Halls of Congress
Although gridlock is a constant theme in conversations surrounding today’s Congress, at least the partisanship wasn’t bloody between members. On May 22, 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South...
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