American Minute For August 26

"Women can vote!" The monumental message made this day in 1920 as the 19th Amendment became law!

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The Minutemen, men who were ready to fight at a

During the War of 1812, Captain Oliver Hazard Perry encountered six powerful British warships in the Battle of Lake Erie.

President George Washington proclaimed that Thanksgiving be celebrated on November

Washington's army successfully crosses the river made possible by the providential appearance of a thick fog.

Benjamin Franklin became the first postmaster of the United States on this day in 1775. He said, "Work as if you were to live a ...

Over 50% of the 17th Century graduates of

He led the invasion of Grenada and Desert Storm. He was awarded many medals and became a 4-star General. His name was ...

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Douglas MacArthur's long list of accomplishments.

Christopher Columbus set sail with the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, on this day in 1492.

567 AD Council of Tours.

A code of conduct for soldiers captured in war. It says in part, "I will trust in God and in the United States of

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The United Nations Charter was signed this day in 1945.

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John Wayne was born on this day in 1907.