USS Constitution Launched (October 21, 1797)
On this day, October 21, 1797, the USS Constitution slid into Boston Harbor for the first time—fortified with oak so thick, cannonballs […]
🏴☠️ Captain Mason’s Word of the Day: “Ashes”
October 16, 1777 — Burning of Kingston, New York While Burgoyne was bleeding at Saratoga, British troops under General Vaughan sailed up […]
Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction
Before cartels, before the mafia—there was Sam Mason. A Revolutionary War officer turned outlaw, Mason carved a bloody path along the Ohio […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “The Day the Army Laid Down Arms”
October 17, 1777 — Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga You ever see an empire kneel? I didn’t witness it with my own eyes, […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “A Fleet of Rafts”
October 11, 1776 — Battle of Valcour Island Arnold again. Mad as ever, but cunning. On Lake Champlain, he threw together a […]
🏴☠️ Captain Mason’s Word of the Day: “Warning”
October 10, 1774 — Point Pleasant Before the redcoats, before the Declaration, before all the talk of liberty and tea… there was […]
🏴☠️ Captain Mason’s Word of the Day: “Backcountry Reckoning”
October 7, 1780 — Kings Mountain Folks always recall the big battles—Yorktown, Saratoga, all that polished pageantry. But let me tell you, […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “The Turning Point”
October 7, 1777 — Bemis Heights, Saratoga Freeman’s Farm bloodied Burgoyne. Bemis Heights broke him. On October 7th, Burgoyne gambled one more […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “Fog and Fire”
October 4, 1777 — Germantown They said Washington was reckless for striking Germantown. I say he was bold. The British had just […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “The Empty Capital”
September 26, 1777 — Philadelphia Falls When the British marched into Philadelphia, they didn’t just take a city—they took the beating heart […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “Paper Promises”
September 25, 1789 — Congress Sends the Bill of Rights to the States Four years after the war, the ink on the […]
🏴☠️ Sam’s Take: “Steel in the Dark”
September 20, 1777 — The Paoli Massacre Night fighting is the devil’s work. At Paoli, the British made sure of it. General […]