It is 13 September, 1964. President Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded the assassinated President Kennedy on 22 November, 1963, is seeking election to a full term. Johnson has a huge poll lead over his Republican opponent, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, but … Continued
It is 11 September 9 CE (or AD if you prefer). In the Teutoburg Forest of lower Saxony, Publius Varus is leading the Roman XVIII, XIX, and XX legions in fierce combat against Arminius, a Germanic tribal leader. The battle … Continued
It is 10 September, 1963. President John F. Kennedy is in the Oval Office receiving oral briefings from Major General Victor Krulak, USMC, and Foreign Service Officer Joseph Mendenhall. Both men were dispatched to South Vietnam on 6 September, 1963 … Continued
It is 4 September, 1862. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, still flush from his smashing victory over Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run on 30 August, has moved the Army of Northern Virginia west from Bull Run … Continued