July 16 in U.S. military history
1861: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell’s 35,000-man army departs Washington, D.C., marching to meet Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard’s Confederate force assembled along
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John Glenn
April 9 in U.S. military history
1865: The war lost, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concludes, “There is nothing left for me to do, but to
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John Glenn: from MiG Killer to Oldest Man in Space
If you had to name the ten most-famous Americans ever, who would be on your list? Better yet: if you
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World War II Chronicle: July 5, 1943
Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER At the bottom of the front page is the story of 2nd Lt. Jack A.
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World War II Chronicle: March 26, 1942
Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER On page three: Charles Lindbergh has taken a job offered working at Ford’s new Willow
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