TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY 10 OCTOBER 1913 THE PANAMA CANAL At 1401 this afternoon, in a media event, President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in the Executive Building of downtown Washington DC. Two thousand miles to the south, dynamite charges Read More
19 JANUARY-12 MARCH 1854 LT STRAIN’S EXPEDITION (cont.) After six weeks of indescribable tribulation, with his men now unable to continue, LT Strain bedded his party and selected three of the strongest to accompany him further. On they pressed until finally Read More
19 JANUARY-12 MARCH 1854 LT STRAIN’S EXPEDITION In 1513, the Spanish explorer Balboa took 190 well-supplied troops and enlisted the aid of local natives as guides to make his famous march of discovery across Isthmus of Darien. Since, the concept of Read More