General Winfield Scott enters Mexico City, captured during the Mexican-American War. At his side is a "Jewish Doctor": Army surgeon Dr. David Camden de Leon of South Carolina.
A U.S. Army surgeon nicknamed “the fighting doctor,” Dr. de Leon on a number of occasions took over command of his unit when regular officers were incapacitated, rallying the troops and leading the charge against the enemy. For these actions he twice received the thanks of congress.
Following the war, de Leon remained in the army until the outbreak of the American Civil War. A native of South Carolina, he resigned his commission on 19 February 1861 and joined the Confederate Army, where he was appointed Surgeon General. Unhappy with a desk job, the restless de Leon soon transferred to a combat command and saw active service in the frontlines for the rest of the Civil War.
In the bitter fighting at Gallipoli Private M. Groushkousky of the Zion Mule Corps exposed himself fearlessly to Turkish fire while preventing a number of mules from stampeding during an attack. He had been shot through both arms, but kept hold of his...
The "May Laws", formally the Temporary regulations regarding the Jews, are enacted by Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Intended as temporary measures, they will stay in effect for over thirty years.
Among the restrictions, Jews are forbidden from settling...
