During the Battle of Gettysburg, a Confederate cannonball mangled the right leg of General Daniel Sickles. He would go on to lead an illustrious and controversial life.
All in War
Attack on Fort Stevens
No lives were lost in the Fort Stevens attack but it goes down in history as the only attack on a mainland military installation during World War II.
Sgt. Bleak
He's probably the only Medal of Honor recipient whose citation that includes the phrase, "smacked their heads together."
Attack of the Crocodiles
It was on this day in what is now Burma, that hundreds of Japanese soldiers were attacked and eaten by crocodiles.
Burst of Joy
Associated Press photographer, Slava "Sal" Veder snapped a photo that would become an iconic symbol of America's healing in the wake of the Vietnam War.
Bad Day at Boroughbridge
This was the day that Humphrey de Bohun, the 4th Earl of Hereford met his particularly gruesome fate.
Amy Spain
The last "legally" executed slave in America was a seventeen-year-old girl named Amy Spain.
U.S.S Princeton
An exploding cannon killed 8 people, including members of President John Tyler's cabinet.
The Emperor's Collar
János Libényi was executed on this day, a little over a week after he tried to kill Austrian Emperor Franz Josef.
The Battle of Los Angeles
At around 3 o'clock in the morning, residents were rattled out of bed by the loud thumps of anti-aircraft guns lobbing 12-pound shells into the sky.
Japanese Sub Attacks Santa Barbara
This was the night that a Japanese submarine attacked an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California.
The White Rose
"...what does my death matter, if through us thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?"
Tecún Umán
On this day the last King of the K'iche' Maya people was killed during a battle in what is now Guatemala.
The Four Chaplains
On this day four men of different faiths gave their lives so that others might live.
Siege of Leningrad
It remains history's deadliest blockade of a major city, with over a million civilians killed.
Project Crested Ice
A bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashes, scattering radioactive debris across miles of sea ice.
The Fraunces Tavern
For hundreds of years this corner of Manhattan has hosted the movers and shakers of American history through triumph and tragedy.
Sub vs Mountain
At about 2 in the morning the bow of the sub plowed into a wall of rock and mud.
Wovoka
On this day a medicine man of the Nevada Paiutes called Wovoka had a powerful vision during a solar eclipse.
Eggnog Riot
This was the Christmas when all hell broke loose at West Point Military Academy.