The Battle of Makassar Strait – February 4, 1942 Eighteen year-old Richard Carpenter ran away from home after being expelled from high school, his second offense. He joined the U. S. Navy in February 1939 with no idea that war would soon break out. His three-year enlistment stretched to six years and eight months. After

Name the first independent nation to be admitted to The United States (Hint: It’s not Texas) Initially named “New Connecticut” this breakaway territory from the Colony and new State of New York declared its independence from both Great Britain and New York on 15 January 1777. Six months later, in the month of June 1777,