History

The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, a significant battle took place and lasted a little over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has preserved more than 2,000 acres of the battlefield where the Battle of Brandy Station, also known … Read more

1883: Birth of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Bhagur, Maharashtra, India. 1896: Savarkar joins the Sarvajanik Sabha, a political organization that advocates for Indian self-rule. 1904: Savarkar is arrested by the British colonial authorities for his involvement in the activities of the Abhinav Bharat Society, a revolutionary organization that seeks to overthrow British rule through armed … Read more