tara3 days ago3 minThis Day in History: Ernest H. DervishianOn 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...
tara7 days ago2 minThis Day in History: Winston Churchill & FDR plan for D-DayOn 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...
taraMay 173 minThis Day in History: Dogs for DefenseOn this day in 1942, a Georgia newspaper reports on a new military effort: Dogs for Defense. Did you know that some Americans offered...
taraMay 133 minThis Day in History: Wilburn K. Ross single-handedly holds off German forcesOn 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...
taraMay 93 minThis Day in History: Thomas McCall's bravery in ItalyOn 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...
taraMay 63 minThis Day in History: German U-boats near Rhode IslandOn this day in 1945, Americans destroy a German submarine near Point Judith, Rhode Island. That submarine, U-853, had torpedoed an...
taraApr 303 minThis Day in History: Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen, hero of Pearl HarborOn this day in 2005, Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen passes away. He is best known for his actions on December 7, 1941, during the Japanese...
taraApr 303 minThis Day in History: Operation CowboyOn this day in 1945, a coalition of American and German soldiers work to save the famous white Lipizzaner horses from an advancing...
taraApr 263 minThis Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" LallyOn 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...
taraApr 203 minThis Day in History: Baseball's WWII sacrificeOn 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...
taraApr 83 minThis Day in History: Lt. James Swett's Medal of HonorOn this day in 1943, a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot participates in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. The...
taraApr 73 minThis Day in History: The first Navy flight nurseOn this day in 1945, a flight nurse lands at Okinawa. Jane Louise “Candy” Kendeigh had already made history just one month earlier when...
taraMar 263 minThis Day in History: Elsie Ott, U.S. Air Medal recipientOn this day in 1943, Second Lieutenant Elsie Ott becomes the first woman to receive the U.S. Air Medal. She’d performed an invaluable...
taraMar 253 minThis Day in History: Operation VarsityOn this day in 1945, Allied forces determine that “organized resistance has now ceased” in western Germany. Just one day earlier, Allied...
taraMar 203 minThis 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...
taraMar 193 minThis 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...
taraMar 193 minThis Day in History: Father Joe & His Medal of HonorOn 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...
taraMar 183 minThis Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally rescuedOn 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...
taraMar 143 minThis Day in History: Butch O’Hare, the Navy’s first flying ace during WWIIOn 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...
taraMar 113 minThis Day in History: The survivors of USS LeopoldOn 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...