The US Navy abolished rum rationing in 1862 and gradually restricted the types of alcohol that sailors could drink on board, but General Order No. 99 even prohibited the serving of alcohol in ...

Lincoln Depot Museum In March of 1863, amidst the American Civil War, Frederick Douglass announced, “The day dawns; the morning star is bright upon the horizon! The iron gate […] ...

After spending a pleasant afternoon in the stream, the party returned to this City, having seen all the sights at the Navy-yard. A detachment of United States troops arrived here yesterday from ...

Generations three, four and five in 1929 at the Soon family house in Bukit Mertajam. Tet Leong’s uncle, Boon Leong and father ...

When people hear Cinco de Mayo, they picture margaritas and mariachi bands. But for me, a Black gay man, descended from enslaved Africans Cinco de Mayo isn’t a party. It’s a battle cry.

Support me on Patreon & get exclusive / ahead of time content! <a href=" ▶ In this video I talk about the oldest companies in each State of the United States of America. It's important to note that ...

I spend part of Memorial Day at an annual ceremony in Alexandria honoring city residents killed or missing in Vietnam. I get ...

Three veterans are on the ballot in the June gubernatorial primary in New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill, who served in the U.S. Navy ...

As the nation honors the men and women who died while in service defending the United States this Memorial Day, The Daily Item is highlighting the six Valley veterans who received the Medal of Honor.

In 1863, abolitionist Harriet Tubman guided a raid that liberated nearly 760 enslaved people working on rice plantations ...

The Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum offers the opportunity to learn more about the history of the lighthouse an ...

J. E. B. Stuart wrote from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, to his cousin Bettie Hairston, “A few ...