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    This Day in History: Ernest H. Dervishian
    tara
    • 3 days ago
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Ernest H. Dervishian

    On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Some might have thought Ernest H. Dervishian an...
    This Day in History: Winston Churchill & FDR plan for D-Day
    tara
    • 7 days ago
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: Winston Churchill & FDR plan for D-Day

    On this day in 1943, FDR and Winston Churchill discuss the D-Day landings. That massive Allied invasion was still more than a year in the...
    This Day in History: Dogs for Defense
    tara
    • May 17
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Dogs for Defense

    On this day in 1942, a Georgia newspaper reports on a new military effort: Dogs for Defense. Did you know that some Americans offered...
    This Day in History: Wilburn K. Ross single-handedly holds off German forces
    tara
    • May 13
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Wilburn K. Ross single-handedly holds off German forces

    On this day in 1922, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Then-Private Wilburn K. Ross would engage in a virtual one-man battle...
    This Day in History: Thomas McCall's bravery in Italy
    tara
    • May 9
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Thomas McCall's bravery in Italy

    On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Thomas McCall would receive a Medal of Honor for his courage during World War II, yet he surely...
    This Day in History: German U-boats near Rhode Island
    tara
    • May 6
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: German U-boats near Rhode Island

    On this day in 1945, Americans destroy a German submarine near Point Judith, Rhode Island. That submarine, U-853, had torpedoed an...
    This Day in History: Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen, hero of Pearl Harbor
    tara
    • Apr 30
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen, hero of Pearl Harbor

    On this day in 2005, Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen passes away. He is best known for his actions on December 7, 1941, during the Japanese...
    This Day in History: Operation Cowboy
    tara
    • Apr 30
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Operation Cowboy

    On this day in 1945, a coalition of American and German soldiers work to save the famous white Lipizzaner horses from an advancing...
    This Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" Lally
    tara
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" Lally

    On this day in 1897, a heroine is born. Grace “Tugboat Annie” Lally would serve as a nurse in both World Wars, but she is perhaps best...
    This Day in History: Baseball's WWII sacrifice
    tara
    • Apr 20
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Baseball's WWII sacrifice

    On this day in 1944, a United States Army Air Forces pilot participates in a mission over the skies of France—but Elmer Gedeon wasn’t...
    This Day in History: Lt. James Swett's Medal of Honor
    tara
    • Apr 8
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Lt. James Swett's Medal of Honor

    On this day in 1943, a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot participates in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. The...
    This Day in History: The first Navy flight nurse
    tara
    • Apr 7
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The first Navy flight nurse

    On this day in 1945, a flight nurse lands at Okinawa. Jane Louise “Candy” Kendeigh had already made history just one month earlier when...
    This Day in History: Elsie Ott, U.S. Air Medal recipient
    tara
    • Mar 26
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Elsie Ott, U.S. Air Medal recipient

    On this day in 1943, Second Lieutenant Elsie Ott becomes the first woman to receive the U.S. Air Medal. She’d performed an invaluable...
    This Day in History: Operation Varsity
    tara
    • Mar 25
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Operation Varsity

    On this day in 1945, Allied forces determine that “organized resistance has now ceased” in western Germany. Just one day earlier, Allied...
    This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally rescued (Part 3)
    tara
    • Mar 20
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally rescued (Part 3)

    On this day in 1943, the last surviving members of a B-17 crew prepare to leave the Greenland Ice Cap. They’d been stranded on an icy...
    This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew, rescued (Part 2)
    tara
    • Mar 19
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew, rescued (Part 2)

    On this day in 1943, three members of a stranded B-17 crew finally leave their crumpled plane. It had been their home on the Greenland...
    This Day in History: Father Joe & His Medal of Honor
    tara
    • Mar 19
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Father Joe & His Medal of Honor

    On this day in 1945, a Navy chaplain engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Father Joseph T. O'Callahan was then...
    This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally rescued
    tara
    • Mar 18
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally rescued

    On this day in 1943, three members of a long-stranded B-17 crew are finally rescued from the Greenland Ice Cap. They’d spent 129 days in...
    This Day in History: Butch O’Hare, the Navy’s first flying ace during WWII
    tara
    • Mar 14
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Butch O’Hare, the Navy’s first flying ace during WWII

    On this day in 1914, Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare is born. Perhaps you recognize his last name? A big airport in Chicago is named after...
    This Day in History: The survivors of USS Leopold
    tara
    • Mar 11
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The survivors of USS Leopold

    On this day in 1944, survivors of USS Leopold arrive in Ireland. Their ship had been torpedoed late on March 9, and they’d been left in...
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