It was on January 28, 1671 that legendary privateer Henry Morgan sacked the Spanish city of Panama. It followed weeks of hardship as he and his men landed on the Caribbean side of Panama, fought their way past Spanish forts and defenses and attacked the city, which was on the Pacific side. Much of the loot had sailed off, but the Sack of Panama was still worth the effort!

Being a bloodthirsty pirate was not for men only! Case in point: Mary Read, who served along with Anne Bonny on "Calico Jack" Rackham's pirate crew in 1718-1720. Read was not only a good pirate, she was better at it than most of the others on Rackham's crew!

The Battle of Chapultepec was the decisive battle of the Mexican-American War. After American General Winfield Scott had inexorably pushed across eastern Mexico, there remained only one bastion of resistance: Mexico City itself. Scott's army got closer and closer, and on September 13, 1847, they made their final assault into the city. Guarding the city gates was the impressive fortress of Chapultepec, filled with desperate soldiers and brave young cadets from the Military Academy. Would they be able to hold out against the mighty American army?

In September of 1847, an armistice between the Mexicans and invading Americans fell apart and the American army began operations once again. Their objective was nothing less than the capture of Mexico City. The first obstacle standing in their path was a fortified mill known as Molino del Rey. On September 8, Americans assaulted the mill. Would this be the first step in the fall of Mexico City?