Ulysses S. Grant is one of the greats in American history. He may have had one of the toughest jobs of any President during reconstruction after the Civil War. And, he was a true badass, by commanding “No terms except complete and unconditional surrender can be accepted” at Fort Donelson. Coolest stuff I enjoyed from…

“One of the pleasantest times of camping out is the period immediately after supper, when the hunters lie in the blaze of the firelight, talking over what they have done during the day and making their plans for the morrow. And how soundly a man who has worked hard sleeps in the open, none but…

Pretty busy day in history. General Lee surrenders to General Grant ending the Civil War. First U.S. astronauts introduced. The Beatles break up and Billy the Kid is convicted of murder. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-e-lee-surrenders I bookmarked the This Day In History page:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history I love reading about all this stuff and try to go to the page every…

Great stuff. Dr. King was a fantastic speaker. Churchill’s speech may be the most important one on this list though as England may have prevented the world from being overrun by Hitler. FDR was a great speaker too.

Who knew Operation Fortitude was real? I must’ve missed that in history class. Seriously, sounds like something straight out of an action movie. On a related note, I know I have a few history fanatic friends like me out there and I need your help. I’m looking for personal book recommendations on the following people:…

I love history, and the History Channel posted this video for “today’s date in history”. When we went to DC last year we got to see the Bull Run battlefield at Manassas. They have a great statue paying tribute to “Stonewall” Jackson on site.

All of us who enjoy the outdoors and public lands owe a lot to these presidents and their leadership in conservation. Happy Presidents’ Day: 12 of our greatest White House conservationists

Saw this exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps last year. Pretty cool how the “Devil Dog” nickname came about. Proud to know a few Devil Dogs too! 1918: Battle of Belleau Wood http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/timeline?articleId=TIMELINE_BATT… Also, if you ever get out that way, the National Museum of the Marine Corps is one of the…

Unreal. Story of a 95 year old Missouri vet who was a greenhorn minesweeper on the “Utah” beach of Normandy. Love the last few paragraphs of the story. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/missouri-vet-is-a-rare-type-of-… For some more great Normandy WWII photos: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-eur/normandy/nor4.htm