Above: Map of American Revolutionary War (click map to enlarge) When war broke out in 1775 between America and Britain it seemed that the latter would come out a sure winner. Its well organized army and navy were matchless. There were veterans from the French and Indian wars at the lead. But America had only a motley group of untrained inexperienced conscripts. The small American navy could hardly face up to the royal British fleet consisting of nearly thousand or more ... Read More

It is probably one of the most horrendous and heart-wrenching scene ever to be caught on video. No matter how desensitized we may have become because of news on the on-going struggles in Iraq and other events considered to be aftermaths of this scene, watching it unfold once more before our very eyes will never fail to elicit a tear drop from at least some of us. Who could ever forget the fall of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers on September ... Read More