Army

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry addressed the Second Virginia Convention to convince them to raise a militia.

Chester William Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885, in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Our first President, George Washington, was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia.

On January 8, 1815, future president Andrew Jackson began the Battle of New Orleans, two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was signed.

On the night of December 25, 1776, George Washington led his men across the Delaware River in a surprise attack on the British.

On the night of December 24, 1826, a group of cadets launched an eggnog-fueled riot that was silenced the following morning.

From December 19, 1777, to June 18, 1778, the Continental Army, under the command of General George Washington, camped at Valley Forge.

The National Guard traces its roots to the Massachusetts Bay Colony on December 13, 1636.