The Submarine That Never Came Home
On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank the USS Housatonic off Charleston — the first time in history a submarine destroyed a warship in combat.
Tales from the year 1864
The Treaty That Made War a Little Less Cruel
On August 22, 1864, twelve nations signed the first Geneva Convention, the treaty that protects wounded soldiers and created the red cross emblem.