Wikimedia Commons The Barbary Wars America’s young navy faced its first real test when North African pirates started seizing ...

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A lot happens in a day, let alone four centuries worth of that day. Here’s a sampling of the events that, according to the website onthisdday.com, occurred on July 31: 1620 — Pilgrim Fathers depart ...

Fort Macon witnessed its first battle at the start of the Civil War. Two days after the conflict began in April of 1861, ...

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Find out how much you know about American history, ancient times and world events with these easy and hard history facts.

The War of 1812 is often seen as a minor conflict in the grand scheme of history, but what if the outcome had been drastically different? What if the United States had emerged victorious over Britain?