George W Smith
George W Smith — Private U.S. Army Indian Campaigns Washita River, Texas, USA
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George W Smith — Private U.S. Army Indian Campaigns Washita River, Texas, USA
Samuel Rodmond Smith — Captain U.S. Army Civil War Rowanty Creek, Virginia, USA
Smith Larimer — Corporal U.S. Army Civil War Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA
Thomas Smith — Seaman U.S. Navy Civil War St. Marks, Florida, USA
William Densmore — Chief Boatswain's Mate U.S. Navy U.S. Civil War Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA
Final Flight of Valor: Donald Joseph Gott’s Heroism in World War II. Beyond the Call — open the episode listing and listening link.
Unyielding Valor: Franklin Douglas Miller's Heroism in Vietnam. Beyond the Call — open the episode listing and listening link.
Frank Elmer Smith — Oiler U.S. Navy China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion) Peking, China
Herman Osman Stickney — Commander U.S. Navy Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) Vera Cruz, Mexico
James A Smith — Landsman U.S. Navy China Relief Expedition Near Tientsin, China
James Smith Cunningham — Private U.S. Army Civil War Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
John Lucian Smith — Major U.S. Marine Corps World War II Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Reuben Smalley — Private U.S. Army Civil War Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Smedley Darlington Butler — Major U.S. Marine Corps Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) Vera Cruz, Mexico
William W. Chisman — Private U.S. Army Civil War Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
On February 22nd, 1819, American and Spanish negotiators signed the Adams–Onís Treaty, transferring Spanish Florida to the United States and settling a long-troublesome frontier. For years, the border had been a patchwork where runaway enslaved people, Native communities, smugglers, and raiding parties moved in and out of reach of American authorities.
On August 4th, 1790, the young federal government took a practical step to secure both its finances and its coasts. Responding to proposals from Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Congress authorized the construction of a small fleet of revenue cutters to enforce customs laws and combat smuggling. These fast sailing vessels and their crews patrolled harbors and coastal routes, boarding ships, checking carg
The final events in this week’s window unfolded in the shifting landscape of the post–Cold War world. In the early hours of August 2nd, 1990, Iraqi armored and mechanized units crossed the border into Kuwait, quickly overwhelming the small country’s defenses and seizing its capital. The invasion stunned the region and set off a wave of diplomatic and military responses.