Category: History Knowledge

In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford forgives his disgraced predecessor, Richard M. Nixon, for any crimes he may have committed or participated in

On September 7, 1940, 300 German bombers attacked London, during the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. This “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) bombardment continued until

Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus calls on the National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. Armed Arkansas militia

On September 3, 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France, the two allies of the invaded nation declared war on

The American Revolution officially ended when the representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Paris on September 3,

Following the collapse and death of Private David Lewis during a basic training exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey on February 4, 1976, an investigation

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul “Ted” Anderson noticed that his Pentagon colleagues were gathered around a television. When he arrived, he

On board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan officially surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II. In the summer of 1945, the defeat

Le 11 septembre 2001 est un point d’inflexion – il y avait une vie avant les attentats terroristes et il y a une vie après