Interesting Fact: Japanese airplanes, submarines and ships that attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, were part of a larger attempt by Japan to keep the US out of the war, including coordinated attacks in the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong and Singapore. Many troops escaped but those who did not, including Custer, were cornered on a hill, where, outnumbered significantly, they were all killed.Īfter the battle, reports portrayed the battle as a hostile and unprovoked attack by Native forces and led to an even stronger crackdown on Native Americans and increased the pace and intensity of forced relocations along the American frontier. However, there were many more Indians capable of fighting than anticipated and they soon mounted effective defenses. Hoping to ensure victory with a surprise attack, Custer ordered a daytime assault on the village on June 25, 1876. Both warriors and noncombatants were part of the group. A large gathering of Native Americans were at the Little Bighorn River for a religious festival.
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his Calvary were working with other soldiers to remove Native Americans from land where gold had recently been discovered.
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It was the first military confrontation of a war that lasted four years and claimed up to 750,000 dead on both sides.Īs part of the ongoing effort to move Native Americans to reservations so territorial expansion expansion of the west could continue, the US Army fought a series of battle nicknamed the Indian Wars. On April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Union troops stationed at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and after 36 hours of bombardment, the Union forces surrendered and evacuated the island fort. Tensions between southern and northern states had been brewing for years and in late 1860, several southern states including South Carolina seceded from the United States of America and created their own government, including electing a president and enlisting a standing army. The Civil War was fought over a host of issues, primarily the issue of states’ rights, including issue of slavery.
Interesting Fact: The Battle of Fort Sumter did not lead to the secession of states from the Union that had already started to occur several months before the official start of the Civil War. Photo Credit: “Surrender of Lord Cornwallis” by John Trumbull Fort Sumter General George Washington, always focused on protocol and honors, refused to accept the surrender from a subordinate, and had his own second in command, Major General Benjamin Lincoln formally accept surrender. The leader of the British troops, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis feigned illness rather than surrender personally and sent his second in command. Capitol depicts the events of the surrender. The war did not end immediately after the surrender on October 19, 1781, but it did lead to the final agreement between leaders from both countries to cease all hostilities.Ī portrait in the U.S. The battle, siege and surrender at Yorktown is one of the most pivotal events on American soil, as it forced British troops to surrender to General George Washington and ending the American Revolution. In 2006, the town was renamed Demre, but it still is often referred to Myra, largely due to the fame Saint Nicholas brought to the area. The city’s history goes back thousands of years, as can be seen in the magnificent ancient theater, remains of statues and carvings, and relics left behind from Greek, Roman, early Christian, and Islamic residents. Nonetheless, faithful pilgrims gather in Myra to pay tribute to the saint of seafarers, children, and prostitutes. Nicholas was buried in Myra, but later his bones were moved to Italy. He moved to the nearby town Myra, and became the bishop presiding over the Christian church there. Nicholas was born around March 15, 270, in Patara, present-day Turkey, when it was part of the Roman Empire. In honor of the fun tradition, let’s take a look at the man behind one of the world’s happiest traditions. But gifts weren’t always brought on December 25 for many years and in many places, gifts were brought on St. Christmas is just around the corner, and everyone is excited for Santa to bring presents to good little girls and boys around the world! The tradition of a jolly old man bringing presents is ancient.
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