History: November 26 – On this day back in 1789 President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation 1789… (used to set date later)

With protests for democratic reforms entering their seventh week, the Chinese government authorizes its soldiers and tanks to reclaim Beijing’s Tiananmen Square at all costs. By nightfall on June 4, Chinese troops had...

In an event that is generally regarded as marking the end of the Civil War, Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signs the surrender terms offered by Union...

In this episode of History Brief, the treason of Benedict Arnold is discussed. What events led up to Arnold becoming a turncoat?