Fox Nation Patriot's Almanac

The end of World War II left Germany divided into two rival systems. Western Germany, occupied by the United States, Britain, and France, was a free zone with a rebounding economy. East Germany, controlled by Soviet Communists, was a totalitarian state.

On September 29, 2008, the United States economy was pushed to the brink of financial disaster, when the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped by nearly 778 points, marking, at the time, the largest single-day point drop in Wall Street history.

Football season is a good time to remember Pat Tillman. As an Arizona State University linebacker he weighed barely 200 pounds, but he gained a reputation for bone-rattling hits and helped lead his team to the Rose Bowl in 1997.

On September 27, 1964, the Warren Commission released their investigative report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. JFK's assassination occurred during his Dallas Motorcade on November 22, 1963, and caused confusion amongst the nation.

Today is the birthday of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, born in 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts.

To become a pilot, Eddie Rickenbacker had to fib about his age-the second time he'd had to do so to get a job. The first time came in 1904, when he was thirteen.

The Service Flag is a banner authorized by the Department of Defense for display during wartime by families with members serving in the armed forces.

On this day in 1806, Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis after embarking on an awe-inspiring journey to the Pacific Coast. Their journey was initiated by the ambitions of President Thomas Jefferson.

On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the freedom of all slaves in Confederate-controlled regions as of January 1, 1863.

On September 21, 2008 the Bronx Bombers played their final home game in the house that Ruth built, Yankee Stadium.

On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush, in an address to a joint session of Congress, declares a war on terror.

President George Washington's decision to not seek a third term clearly signaled that the United States would be governed by the people, not any ruler-for-life. Washington's Farewell Address appeared in newspapers on September 19, 1796.

On this day in 1947, The United States Air Force was established when the National Security Act, which made the Air Force an independent branch of the military, went into effect.

September 17, 1787 brought a world-changing event: the signing of the United States Constitution. The day dawned clear and chilly in Philadelphia, where delegates from the 13 states had spent a long, hot summer writing and debating the new Constitution.

On September 16, 1620, the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower and set sail from Plymouth, England, for the New World.

On September 15th, 1950, during the Korean War, U.N. forces led by U.S. Marines landed at Inchon.

On September 14th, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, from wounds left by an assassin's bullet.

On September 13th, 1814, a British fleet bombarded Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, as Francis Scott Key looked on. These events inspired him to write what would be later known as the nation's national anthem.

On September 12th, 1782, teenager Betty Zane ran for more gunpowder during the siege of Fort Henry.

On September 11th, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial jetliners for suicide attacks against the United States.

On September 10th, 1846, following the Battle of Lake Erie, Oliver Hazard Perry sent the message, 'We have met the enemy and they are ours.'

On September 9th, 1957, President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This was the first time since reconstruction that the United States federal government attempted a legislative action to protect the civil rights of Americans.

The oldest Catholic parish in the United States is the parish of St. Augustine, Florida. It traces its roots to September 8, 1565, when a Spanish landing party, led by Pedro Menéndez de Aviles, came ashore and conducted a mass.

On September 7th, 1927, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth and a small team of assistants in a San Francisco laboratory transmitted the first image sent by electronic television.