The Sinking of the HMS Birkenhead, 1852
Week of February 26
There was a time not so long ago in this country where, if a woman or child found themselves in less than ideal surroundings, they might look around...
The Battle of Iwo Jima Begins, 1945
Week of February 19
Seventy-nine years ago, the battle for Iwo Jima began in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. It was fought during the last year of the war and the final push for victory extracted a brutal toll...
Admiral Gaspard de Coligny Is Born, 1519
Week of February 11
In times of persecution, many of our heroes of the faith proved they were men of perseverance, men who mounted eloquent apologetics, who defended the innocent from slaughter...
King Edward I of England Steals the Title “Prince of Wales”, 1301
Week of February 4
The reign of King Edward I of England was made notable and is recalled for many things. His nicknames—those of “Longshanks” and “Hammer...
American Statesman Gouverneur Morris Is Born, 1752
Week of January 28
Writer of the preamble to our constitution, leading patriot of our revolution, esteemed member of the Continental Congress, wartime...
Robert Burns Is Born, 1759
Week of January 21
On this date, all over the globe, in royal grandeur and in humbler abodes, “Burns Night” is celebrated. Toasts are drunk, verses recited, odes offered to the famed haggis, and...
John Wycliffe Begins Translation of the Scriptures into English, 1382
Week of January 14
An Oxford Don possessing great academic prowess and enjoying the perks of royal patronage—the “Morning Star of the...
Queen Wilhelmina Sentences a Traitor, 1948
Week of January 7
On January 8, 1948, having been condemned to death for treason against her country, Madame Anna “Ans” van Dijk made a final appeal for...
Removal of the Reconciliation Monument at Arlington, 2023
Week of December 17
The year was 1898; war with Spain loomed on the horizon. William McKinley, the last Union Civil War veteran elected to the presidency,...
Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941
Week of December 3
It was a quiet Sunday morning at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor, home of America’s U.S. Pacific Fleet. At five minutes before 8:00, many of the 60,000 sailors and other military personnel stationed there were still...