June 25, 1876 – June 26, 1876 Custer's Last Stand in southeastern Montana Territory Lt Colonel George Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at the Battle of Little Big Horn 31 officers, 586 soldiers, 33 Indian scouts and 20 civilian employees June 26 = 262 were dead, 68 were wounded ... Read more
July 1, 1972 Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms was created Enforcement of the Gun Control Act was given to the Dept. of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service. The organization replaced "tax" with "firearms," nearly doubled in size, and became the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). ... Read more
Rock Island Arsenal Museum was established in 1905 opened to the public on July 4, 1905 October 1, 1903 - Chief of Ordnance sent fifteen boxes of ordnance 1904 after St. Louis World’s Fair - weapons confiscated during the Philippine Insurrection and taxidermy horse specimens sent to RI 1909 - The Catalogue of the Ordnance ... Read more
The Chaplain Corps is one of the oldest and smallest branches of the Army. Army Chaplain Corps dates to July 29, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized one chaplain for each regiment of the Continental regiments commissioned Army officers serving as military chaplains as well as enlisted soldiers who serve as assistants. Their purpose is to offer ... Read more
its founding to Aug. 4, 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of 10 vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of federal revenue. Responsibilities added over the years included humanitarian duties such as aiding mariners in distress. The service received its present name in 1915 when the ... Read more