History By the Week: July 15-21 July 15, 1862—The Confederate ironclad ship, CSS Arkansas, did severe damage to three Union ships at the mouth of the Yazoo River. The Arkansas, one of the first ironclad ships, went on to damage 16 additional ships, boosting...

History By the Week July 8, 1776--The Liberty Bell was rung to mark the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. The bell's inscription: "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." (Leviticus 25:10) July 9,...

History by the Week July 1, 1863--Union and Confederate forces collided at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted three days before General Lee retreated to Virginia. July 2, 1937--Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan disappeared while...

History by the Week Here is what happened in history during the past week. June 24, 1948--The Soviets blockaded West Berlin, cutting off rail, road, and water access to the western sectors of the city. This led to the Berlin airlift, in which the U.S. and its allies...