Germany invades Poland
When German forces crossed into Poland on this date, they triggered a European war that would ultimately reshape American security policy.
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Gettysburg cemetery dedication and address
Four months after the smoke cleared from the fields around Gettysburg, the small Pennsylvania town hosted a ceremony to dedicate a national cemetery for Union dead.
Great White Fleet departs Hampton Roads
On December 16th, 1907, a column of gleaming white-painted American battleships steamed out of Hampton Roads to begin a world cruise that would last more than a year.
Gulf of Tonkin incident
A story of murky signals, political urgency, and how a confusing night on the water widened a war.
Gulf War tank battles
A story of high-tech American armor meeting Soviet-designed tanks in the desert and how it reshaped modern ground warfare.
Harold Gonsalves
A Medal of Honor story of selfless sacrifice and battlefield leadership in World War II.
Harry L. Martin
An Ohio engineer officer who turned a rear-area camp into a last-ditch defensive line
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty signed
At the turn of the twentieth century, American leaders viewed an isthmian canal as essential to both commerce and naval strategy.
Henry T. Elrod
How a Marine Corps fighter pilot sank a destroyer, then picked up a rifle to defend a tiny atoll at the dawn of World War II.
Hershel W. Williams
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Pacific War of World War II.
HH-60G Pave Hawk
A story of reach, survivability, and stubborn determination told through the aircrews and ground teams who trusted this helicopter to bring them home alive.
Highway of Death
A story of a retreat turned into a deadly gauntlet, and how air power reshaped the end of the Gulf War.
Hill 875 at Dak To
Two years later, the Central Highlands again saw fierce engagements as American commanders tried to disrupt enemy concentrations near the Cambodian and Laotian borders.
HIMARS
A story of long-range precision firepower told through the crews who drive a wheeled launcher into harm’s way and the targets that suddenly find nowhere to hide.
“Home by Christmas” offensive in Korea
In the hills and valleys of North Korea, United Nations forces under General Douglas MacArthur pressed northward in an ambitious push toward the Yalu River.
House passes the Thirteenth Amendment
On January 31st, 1865, as Union armies pressed the Confederacy on multiple fronts, the United States House of Representatives finally passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The Senate had approved it the previous year, but the House vote had stalled until battlefield victories and political pressure shifted the margin.
“Hull note” delivered to Japan
In the tense weeks before open war in the Pacific, Japanese diplomats in Washington received a new written proposal from Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
Iran Hostage Crisis Begins
On November 4th, 1979, the line between diplomatic tension and outright crisis was crossed at the United States embassy in Tehran.