Civil War Cannon

The crew of Swedish Inventor John Ericsson's Monitor took great pride in serving on the renowned 'cheese box on a raft.'

Today in History: Born on September 20

Richard Henry Lee, American Revolutionary patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

Charles III, King of Spain.

Anne Clough, promoter of higher education.

Bessy Colman, first African American aviator.

George Burns, comedian and actor in vaudeville, radio, television and film.

Joy Adamson, British author and naturalist (Born Free).

Dr. Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon.

Mother Agnes Allison is remembered with an impressive zinc monument on a hilltop above Port Carbon, Pennsylvania

Military History

How the four-eyed, failed Missouri farmer found his legs as an American officer on the Western Front in 1918