Daily Archives: November 7, 2021

Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tested in Battle of Belmont 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov. 7 1861)


Video: '1861-29 Battle of Belmont'

(Thursday, November 7, 1861, 9:00 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Belmont, part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War) — Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U.S. president, overran a Confederate camp today in Belmont, Missouri, but were forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrived. Continue reading Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tested in Battle of Belmont 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov. 7 1861)

‘Death to the German invaders!’: Stalin rallies Soviet soldiers as Nazis close in on Moscow 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1941)


Video: '1941 October Revolution Parade [HD Color]'

(Friday, November 7, 1941, 8:00 a.m. Moscow Standard Time; during World War II) — With German forces within 45 miles of the Soviet capital in the the Battle of Moscow, the 1941 October Revolution Parade — featuring a rare public appearance by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin — took place today on the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution. Continue reading ‘Death to the German invaders!’: Stalin rallies Soviet soldiers as Nazis close in on Moscow 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1941)