First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia
On this day delegates from twelve colonies gathered in Philadelphia to respond to what they called the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, punitive measures imposed after the Boston Tea Party.
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First Flight from a Warship
On November 14th, 1910, civilian pilot Eugene Ely coaxed his fragile Curtiss pusher airplane down a narrow wooden platform built over the bow of the cruiser USS Birmingham off Hampton Roads, Virginia.
First nuclear chain reaction at Chicago Pile-1
Exactly one year after Pearl Harbor’s date on the calendar, December 2nd, 1942, a small team of scientists and technicians gathered under a stadium in Chicago carried out an experiment that would change warfare forever.
First peacetime draft registration
With war raging in Europe and Asia, but before the United States formally entered the conflict, the government took a historic step by registering millions of men for possible military service under a new Selective Service law.
First Soviet atomic test
On August 29th, 1949, far away on the Eurasian steppe, the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic device, abruptly ending the American monopoly on nuclear weapons.
First Vietnam-era draft lottery held
Back in the United States on December 1st, 1969, millions of young Americans gathered around televisions and radios to watch a different kind of drawing.
First War Powers Act signed
Less than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 18th, 1941, the First War Powers Act dramatically expanded the president’s authority to direct the national war effort.
Flag over Fort McHenry
Two days after Plattsburgh, another critical gateway came under fire when British warships bombarded Fort McHenry, guardian of Baltimore’s inner harbor.
Fletcher-class Destroyers
A story of reach, adaptability, and hard fighting told through the destroyer crews who carried the war across the Pacific.
Flight 19 disappears over the Atlantic
The Second World War was over by December 5th, 1945, but military aviation remained a dangerous profession even in training.
Fort Lee and Washington’s retreat
In the autumn of the Revolutionary War, George Washington’s army reeled from defeat around New York City.
Fort Mims attack
On August 30th, 1813, in the pine woods of the Mississippi Territory, Red Stick Creek warriors tore into the poorly prepared post at Fort Mims.
Francis C. Flaherty
How a 22-year-old Naval Reserve officer on USS Oklahoma chose his shipmates’ lives over his own at Pearl Harbor
Frederick W. Castle
A Medal of Honor story of selfless command in the skies of World War II.
Gato and Balao-class Submarines
A story of reach, endurance, and silent pressure told through the boats, their crews, and the tonnage war beneath the Pacific.
George J. Hall
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn infantry grit in the Italian campaign of World War II.
German Ardennes offensive begins
On December 16th, 1944, German forces launched a surprise offensive through the forests of the Ardennes, striking thinly held American lines in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
Just three days after Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini chose to broaden the conflict by declaring war on the United States on December 11th, 1941.