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1 day ago · Appomattox campaign. Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.
- Ulysses S. Grant and The American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant began his military career as a cadet at the...
- Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant at a Military Tournament, Toledo, Ohio,...
- Julia Grant
Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 – December 14,...
- Horsemanship
Ulysses S. Grant astride Cincinnati. The horsemanship of...
- Whiskey Ring
Political cartoon by Thomas Nast, March 1876. The Whiskey...
- Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (/ ˈ r ʌ ð ər f ər d /; October 4,...
- Arrest
The first of the reported two arrests were in 1866, when...
- Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax (/ ˈ s k aɪ l ər ˈ k oʊ l f æ k s / SKY-lər...
- Ely Samuel Parker
Ely Samuel Parker (1828 – August 31, 1895), born Hasanoanda...
- Ulysses S. Grant and The American Civil War
1 day ago · For many years, the Baltimore Colts' Marching Band would lead the song from the infield; in later years, it was sung by the United States Naval Academy Glee Club. Use of the song was discontinued as of the 2020 edition of the race—the song "which celebrates the Confederacy, is considered by some to be racist.”
- May 27, 1873 (150 years ago)
8 hours ago · The Royal Navy ( RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
- 1546; 477 years ago
- His Majesty's Naval Service
8 hours ago · Recorded 1971. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi [a] (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), commonly referred to in the Western world as Mohammad Reza Shah, [b] or just simply The Shah, was the last monarch of Iran. He began ruling the Imperial State of Iran after succeeding his father Reza Shah in 1941 and remained in power until he was overthrown by the ...
- 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979
- Tadj ol-Molouk
1 day ago · Baton Rouge ( / ˌbætən ˈruːʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Spanish: Bastón Rojo) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it had a population of 227,470 as of 2020; [4] it is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish (county ...
8 hours ago · Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa. 29°51′44″S 31°01′44″E / . 29.86225°S 31.02892°E. / -29.86225; 31.02892 ( SAS Durban) First ship built for the South African Navy. Sank at its moorings in 2020, [8] raised in 2021, sank again in 2022, and likely to be scrapped. [9] Still at the museum as of 2023.
8 hours ago · The People's Liberation Army Air Force ( Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Kōngjūn; lit. 'China's People's Liberation Air Force'), [a] also referred to as the Chinese Air Force ( 中国空军) or the People's Air Force ( 人民空军 ), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
