For hundreds of years this corner of Manhattan has hosted the movers and shakers of American history through triumph and tragedy.
All in War
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.
NUTS!
American forces were surrounded by the Germans during what has become known as the Battle of the Bulge.
The Plot to Burn New York
The desperate plan to set the Big Apple ablaze.
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.