Trump Assassination Attempt

Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidential Candidates

Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidential Candidates From Historyguy.com As Americans decide who to vote for in the 2024 Presidential election race, the Secret Service is…

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The White Lion brings enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia, 1619

Civil War: Slaves as a Percentage of the U.S. Population

Civil War Statistics: Slaves as a Percentage of the U.S. Population (1800-1860)    American slavery began in August of 1619, when an English ship, called…

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Secession of South Carolina Headline

American Civil War: South Carolina Secession (1861)

The American Civil War: South Carolina Secession (1861)   This Civil War document is declared the Secession of South Carolina from the United States.  After…

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President Lincoln

American Civil War

  The American Civil War     Welcome to the American Civil War section of the History Guy website. This section examines the Civil War,…

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USMC Harrier taking off

Attacks on U.S. Navy Ships Short of War

Attacks on U.S. Naval Ships Short of War     Attacks on U.S. Naval Ships Short of War   From its inception as an independent…

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Chinese Soldier in the Korean War

Wars of the 1950s

Wars of the 1950s   Historyguy.com>Wars by Year>Wars of the 1950sThe 1950s were a period of intense change throughout the world. Many (but not all)…

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The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)   Soviet Missiles in Cuba, as shown in a U.S reconnaissance photo   The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought…

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American Flag

The Crittenden Compromise: Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden (1860)

The American Civil War: The Crittenden Compromise: Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden (1860) Return to the Civil War Homepage As the…

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