On May 2, 1863, during the American Civil War, General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, one of the most renowned figures in the Confederate army, met his fate on the battlefield in a turn of events that would echo through battlefields across the United States. The…
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On May 1, 1915, the RMS Lusitania left port in New York to travel back to Great Britain. It never made it when it was sunk by German U-Boats nearly a week later, changing the course of World War 1. “The Lusitania, which was owned by…
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On May 1, 1931, amidst a sea of excitement and anticipation, the iconic Empire State Building was dedicated in New York City, marking a monumental moment in the city’s history. The dedication ceremony was a culmination of years of planning, engineering marvels, and the sheer will…
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On April 30, 1803, one of the most significant land deals in history was finalized in Paris, France. For a sum of $15 million, the United States purchased the vast Louisiana Territory from France, instantly doubling the size of the young American republic and…
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On April 30, 1492, Christopher Columbus, an ambitious navigator from Genoa, was named admiral of the ocean, viceroy, and governor of any territory he claimed for Spain. The move by the two Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, launched…
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On April 29, 2015, Major League Baseball staged a spectacle unlike any it had seen before—or has seen since. Inside Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards, two professional teams, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, went through the timeless motions of America’s…
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The Los Angeles riots of 1992 were a searing eruption of pent-up anger and frustration that shook the city to its core. Triggered by the acquittal of four white police officers charged with the brutal beating of Rodney King, a black motorist, the riots…
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On the night of April 28, 1881, one of the most legendary figures of the American West, Billy the Kid, staged his most daring feat: a violent and dramatic escape from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. Already infamous as an outlaw…
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In 1789, the crew of the HMS Bounty launched one of the most famous mutinies of all time. Led by Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, several members of the crew rebelled against the commanding officer, Captain William Bligh. The voyage of the HMS Bounty was commissioned by the British…
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In April 1953, as aerial battles continued to rage fiercely over Korea, the United States military launched an ambitious psychological warfare campaign designed to destabilize enemy morale and gain a strategic intelligence advantage. This unusual operation, codenamed Operation Moolah, was aimed squarely at communist…
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