What Happened in America Today?
January 13, 2023
The American Revolutionary War was a conflict fought between the Thirteen Colonies in North America and Great Britain from 1775 to 1783. The main cause of the war was the colonies’ desire to be free of British rule and to establish themselves as an independent nation. After eight years of…
January 12th: Operation Chopper Takes Place
January 12, 2023
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was exacerbated by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, as each side sought to spread…
January 11th: CSS Alabama Encounters and Sinks The USS Hatteras Off the Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
January 11, 2023
CSS Alabama was a Confederate States Navy cruiser that operated during the American Civil War. It was built in 1862 and became one of the most famous and successful commerce raiders in history. In January 1863, the Alabama encountered the Union Navy ship USS Hatteras off the coast of Galveston…
January 10th: The First General Assembly of the United Nations Assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster.
January 10, 2023
The first General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) took place on January 10, 1946 in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London, United Kingdom. Fifty-one nations were represented at the inaugural meeting, which was held just after the end of World War II. The UN was established in the aftermath…
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms Speech
January 6, 2023
On January 6, 1941, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his State of the Union address to Congress. In this speech, commonly referred to as the Four Freedoms speech, Roosevelt outlined four fundamental human rights that he believed should be protected for all people around the world: freedom of…