Thank you for visiting the Interesting US History web site.  This web site features interesting events in United States History that most people don't know or in some cases things that people have learned incorrectly over the years.

Why should you care about history? The philosopher George Santayana once said "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.".  Whether you believe that or not, you can't deny the fact that understanding history gives you a much better context for understanding the present.  I hope you enjoy reading through these pages about Interesting United States History and learn a few things along the way.

This web site starts out with events that happened on this day in United States history.  The purpous here is to not only take us back to interesting historical events but in many cases to tell the story of events that you didn't even know about in United States History.

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ON THIS DAY IN UNITED STATES HISTORY  

January 28, 1915

The United States Coast Guard is Established
by an Act of the United States Congress

On this day in 1915, the United States Congress established the Coast Guard which is a military branch that has low enforcement as one of its responsibilities.

It is further defined by Title 14 of the U.S. code as "...a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times. The Coast Guard shall be a service in the Department of Homeland Security, except when operating as a service in the Navy."

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