Historical events Archive
The Origin of the Expression “The Thin Red Line” dates from the Crimean War
Two teen girls helping to assemble submachine guns during the siege of Leningrad, 1943
During the Mexican Revolution, female soldiers known as soldaderas went into combat along with the men although they often faced abuse. One of the most well-known of the soldaderas …
Burial crew at Antietam September 1862.
Corpses at the Devil’s Den after the battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, 1863.
German Army on the attack during the Battle of Verdun
The flag raising at Iwo Jima, World War II
The First ‘Miss America’ Contest, 1921
Battle of the Bulge
Red Army soldiers loading a Katyusha Rocket launcher to fire on German positions during the battle of Berlin, 1945.
