In 1867, Canada became a self-governing state within the British Empire, setting the stage to become fully independent in ...

In 1867, Canada became a self-governing state within the British Empire, setting the stage to become fully independent in ...

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...

They overtook nearby San Juan Hill that same day — July 1, 1898 — again planting the Stars and Stripes flag in victory at the top. The battle served as a turning point in the Spanish-American War.

COMMANDING. Here we have, officially, written by the very men who took part in the victory, the brief and complete history of San Juan Hill.

“It would’ve been captured by the first U.S. volunteer cavalry under the command of Theodore Roosevelt, on July 1st, 1898, at the battle of San Juan Hill.

It is the fourth historical marker established in view of the Project Mohon or installation of markers of the Capiz provincial government. The first three markers were for Capiznon freedom fighter and ...

“It was exactly what I wished.” Roosevelt brought the watch along when he fought in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War, which would earn him a posthumous Medal of Honor.

Roosevelt, who was president from 1901 to 1909, apparently had the watch with him at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and during future exploits, including wild ...

View The Battle of Quasimas Near Santiago. June 24th 1898. The 9th and 10th Colored Calvary in Support of Rough Riders Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry and Rescue of Rough Riders at San ...

A silver pocket watch given to Theodore Roosevelt by his sister and her husband in 1898 and stolen in 1987 has returned home. It was stolen from an unlocked case at the Theodore Roosevelt ...