One of the oddest events in the Civil War happened in 1864 when a group of Confederate partisans crossed the border from Canada and occupied a small Vermont town for a short time.
Historical marker in St Albans VT
Bushnell’s “Turtle”
The submarine is often thought of as a weapon of the 20th century. But the first submarine attack on an enemy warship was actually made during the American Revolution, in 1776.
Cutaway replica of Bushnell’s Turtle, on display in Groton CT
The Nuclear Football
Through most of the Cold War, from the 1960s through the 1980s and on to today, the President of the United States was always accompanied by a specially-selected military aide who carried an ordinary-looking briefcase with the codes needed to launch a nuclear war. This package was known as “the Football”.
The nuclear Football, on display at the Smithsonian
The Forgotten Civil War Campaign in New Mexico
Yes, there were Civil War battles near Albuquerque NM……
Replica Cannon commemorating the Battle of Albuquerque
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Icons of Aviation: Fokker Eindekker
The first purpose-built fighter plane came from the Germans, and made the name “Fokker” a part of aviation history.
Fokker Eindekker E-4
The Wreck of the “Edmund Fitzgerald”
The sinking of the Great Lakes bulk ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald, in November 1975, may well be the second most-famous shipwreck in history—because of a 1976 ballad by Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot.
“Edmund Fitzgerald” wreckage, Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo OH
The Kansas City Massacre
In June 1933, a shootout took place at the Union Station train depot in Kansas City MO, as gangsters with machine guns tried to free a prisoner being transported by FBI agents. It became known as the “Kansas City Massacre”.
Union Station, Kansas City MO
