Bicycle Mail
On July 6, 1894, a San Francisco businessman operated a short-lived bicycle mail route in San Francisco, complete with his own stamps.
On July 6, 1894, a San Francisco businessman operated a short-lived bicycle mail route in San Francisco, complete with his own stamps.
On July 5, 1950, US forces had their first fight of the Korean War at the Battle of Osan.
On June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery was officially established.
On June 4, 1940, over 338,000 Allied troops were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk after being cut off and surrounded there for weeks.
Scientist and mathematician Dr. Theodore von Kármán was born on May 11, 1881, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary.
Playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder was born on April 17, 1897, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
On January 3, 1777, George Washington earned a major victory at Princeton, New Jersey.
On December 31, 1862, the Battle of Stones River (also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro) began in Middle Tennessee.