In 1863, Smalls became captain of the Planter, the first Black man to command a United States vessel. He held this position ...

Captain Henry Wirz thought he was just running another Confederate prison camp. Instead, he became the only Civil War soldier ...

The first White Castle opened in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, selling five-cent hamburgers that changed American fast food ...

Nobody knows who fired first, but the gunfight lasted over two hours. Four ATF agents were killed and 20 wounded, while six Branch Davidians died. Koresh himself was shot and badly hurt. After the ...

Chief Petty Officer Frederick “Bull” Tobin led the Navy landing crew. When the airship caught fire, many people ran away from danger, but Tobin shouted, “Navy men, Stand fast!” His words made sailors ...