This Week In American History

Three years after the end of the Civil War, on May 5, 1868, Major General John A. Logan, the head of an organization of Union

May 29 1848 Wisconsin entered the Union as the 30th state. In 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet landed at Green Bay, becoming the first European

May 22 1781 Major General Nathanael Greene and 1,000 Patriots attempted an attack on the critical village of Ninety Six in the South Carolina backcountry. After

May 15 1800 President John Adams ordered the federal government to pack up and leave Philadelphia and set up shop in the nation’s new capital in