By its founding nature and culture, America has been reluctant to engage in foreign wars. However, in the early 1900s, things happened in Europe that eventually drew almost the entire world into war. The history of the US military in… Read More
Joe Biden was the 46th president of the United States. At age 78, he was the oldest person to enter the office. He was also the first commander-in-chief from Delaware and the second Roman Catholic president. His term was filled… Read More
“Space, the final frontier,” said William Shatner as Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the intro to every episode of the 1960s television show Star Trek. Kirk and his crew were military members of Starfleet whose mission was, among other things,… Read More
Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States, served for two terms (2009-2017). While he occupied the White House, a terrorist leader was taken out, a new health insurance plan was established, and the economy improved. Early… Read More
Until Congress passed the National Security Act on July 26, 1947, no military department of the US Air Force (USAF) existed. Two months later, W. Stuart Symington became the first Air Force secretary, and a week later, Gen. Carl A…. Read More
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was born William Jefferson Blythe III on Aug. 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. His father died in an automobile accident just three months before his birth. In high school, he took… Read More
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts. He had a close relationship with his family and later said, “Family is not a neutral word for me. It’s… Read More
“From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli” is how the US Marine Corps song starts. The Marines have historically been deployed over beaches in amphibious landings. According to the official History of the Marine Corps, in 1776,… Read More
America’s Navy is more powerful than any other in the world, but that wasn’t always the case. The US Navy was first designated the Continental Navy. Not long after the Revolutionary War ground battles at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on… Read More
Halloween is creeping up on us, and for some, costumes and candy aren’t the only things celebrated. Several historical characters, and even Liberty Nation Executive Editor Leesa K. Donner, share their birthday with the spooky holiday. But is that a… Read More
Since the founding of the nation, American laborers have wished for better working conditions and pay – and some were willing to fight for it. Throughout the years, many changes were made in the nature of labor in America –… Read More
