A
Website Devoted to Interesting Events in U.S.
History
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.
Below is one of the most popular pages on this web site (which is
why it's on the home page of course). It lists one or two things that happened on this day in U.S.
history. I have also partnered with Famous Daily which is a daily email that lists several other events that
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ON THIS DAY IN UNITED STATES
HISTORY
05Feb - Interesting US History
February 5, 1918
The United States Achieves its First Arial Victory
On this day in 1918, Stephen W. Thompson becomes the first person in U.S. military uniform to down an enemy
aircraft.
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