In the War of 1812 the US Navy would engage the British Royal Navy in the cold waters of Lake Erie.  The battle would decide the future of the Great Lakes.SourcesShips of Oak, Guns of Iron by Ronal...

In the War of 1812 the United States would attempt to invade the British Canadian colonies, using Fort Detroit as a base of operations.  What started as an invasion ended as a humiliating defeat when American General William Hull surrender...

Dan Gable endured a rough upbringing, personal tragedy and athletic defeat at the highest level.  But he never stopped, becoming the greatest American wrestler to ever compete.SourcesA Wrestling Life by Dan Gable w...

In 1970 the Rochester crime family boss Frank Valenti ordered a series of false flag bombings, hoping to draw the federal authorities’ attention away from his criminal organization and onto anti-war activists.SourcesFive Fam...

Poundmaker was a Chief of the Plains Cree, a peacekeeping warrior who fought and defeated the Canadian government at the Battle of Cut Horse Creek.  He shouldered the impossible task of preventing bloodshed, of calming the young warriors o...