St. Mihiel offensive begins
Near the end of the First World War, the American Expeditionary Forces launched their first major offensive as a largely independent army against the German-held St.
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Surrender at Saratoga
On this day General John Burgoyne’s British army laid down its arms to American forces near Saratoga, New York, ending a failed campaign to cut New England off from the other colonies.
“Taffy 3” at the Battle off Samar
That massive naval struggle reached its most dramatic moment off Samar.
Tehran Conference begins
That same global war produced a very different sort of turning point when Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin gathered in Tehran, Iran, for their first full wartime summit.
Terrorist attacks on the United States
On this date, coordinated terrorist attacks struck the United States homeland in a way not seen before.
Texas admitted as twenty-eighth state
When Texas formally entered the Union on December 29th, 1845, a long-simmering question about the republic on the southwestern frontier finally came to a head.
The Battle of Ia Drang Begins
On November 14th, 1965, helicopters of the United States Army’s 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) began landing infantry battalions near the Chu Pong Massif in the Ia Drang Valley of South Vietnam.
The Fall of Fort Washington
On November 16th, 1776, British and Hessian forces assaulted Fort Washington, the last major Continental stronghold on Manhattan Island.
The fall of Wake Island
In the central Pacific, a small Marine garrison and civilian contractors turned Wake Island into a symbol of resistance in the opening days of the Pacific War.
The mass execution at Mankato, Minnesota
The aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862 reached a grim climax on December 26th, 1862, when thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged at Mankato under United States Army supervision.
Thomas E. Atkins
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn defense in the Pacific war.
Thunder Runs into Baghdad
A story of armored columns driving straight into a capital and how a handful of tank battalions helped topple a regime in days.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Dedicated
On November 11th, 1921, three years to the day after the armistice, an unknown American soldier from the First World War was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812
On December 24th, 1814, American and British negotiators agreed to the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the War of 1812 even as fighting continued thousands of miles away.
Treaty of Paris ends the Spanish-American War
The short but far-reaching Spanish-American War formally ended on December 10th, 1898, when representatives of Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris.
Treaty of Paris formally ends the Revolutionary War
Two years after Yorktown, diplomats concluded the conflict on paper in a treaty signed in Paris.
Trent Affair at Sea
Only one day after the Port Royal victory, another Union action at sea nearly widened the war in a dangerous direction.
Truman proclaims end of hostilities
More than a year after victory in Europe and the Pacific, President Harry Truman issued a proclamation on December 31st, 1946, formally declaring the end of hostilities in the Second World War for the United States.