On January 3 of 1777
After withstanding British assault in Trenton on previous day, Continental Army under George Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton
After withstanding British assault in Trenton on previous day, Continental Army under George Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton
On May 23 in 1900
Civil War hero Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry becomes first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, thirty-seven years after the Battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina.
Civil War hero Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry becomes first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, thirty-seven years after the Battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina.