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Mar 3, 20212 min read
This Day in History: Three Heroes at Iwo Jima
On this day in 1945, two Marines are killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Another Marine is seriously wounded and was lucky to survive. Each...


tara
Feb 24, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Los Angeles under siege . . . sort of
On this day in 1942, the Battle of Los Angeles is fought . . . sort of. Americans were ferociously firing at something that wasn’t there!...


tara
Feb 21, 20213 min read
This Day in History: USS Bismarck Sea sunk by kamikazes at Iwo Jima
On this day in 1945, kamikazes plow into American warships near Iwo Jima. One aircraft carrier, the USS Bismarck Sea, was fatally...


tara
Feb 19, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Jack Lucas, youngest WWII Medal recipient
On this day in 1945, a 17-year-old hits the beaches of Iwo Jima. The next day, Jack Lucas would engage in an action that would make him...


tara
Jan 19, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Hedy Lamarr, an unexpected heroine
On this day in 2000, Hedy Lamarr passes away. She was a well-known actress—but also a scientist who made a huge contribution to the...


tara
Jan 16, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Carole Lombard’s tragic WWII War Bonds tour
On this day in 1942, American film actress Carole Lombard is tragically killed in a plane crash as she returns from a WWII War Bonds...


tara
Dec 24, 20203 min read
This Day in History: A little-known WWII Christmas Eve truce
On this day in 1944, the Battle of the Bulge is interrupted by a little-known truce deep in the Ardennes Forest. Four German soldiers and...


tara
Dec 20, 20203 min read
This Day in History: The Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler incident
On this day in 1943, a German ace bypasses an opportunity to shoot down a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot. Second Lt. Charles “Charlie” Brown...


tara
Nov 7, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Joe Nishimoto, the “one-man Army”
On this day in 1944, a Japanese-American soldier puts his life on the line. More than 50 years later, Joe M. Nishimoto would finally be...


tara
Oct 24, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Charles Coolidge refuses to surrender
On this day in 1944, Charles H. Coolidge begins a four-day ordeal that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. At the time, he...


tara
Sep 28, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Van T. Barfoot versus three German tanks
On this day in 1944, a soldier receives the Medal of Honor at a ceremony in Epinal, France. Colonel Van T. Barfoot has been called “[o]ne...


tara
Sep 7, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Robert D. Maxwell, conscientious objector turned hero
On this day in 1944, a hero throws himself on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. Amazingly, Robert D. Maxwell would live to tell the...


tara
Sep 4, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Wake Island is returned to American hands
On this day in 1945, Wake Island is finally returned to American hands. The Japanese had been in possession of the island since December...


tara
Aug 20, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Dirk J. Vlug's one-man attack on enemy tanks
On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Like so many in his generation, Dirk J. Vlug would be called upon to fight evil half a globe away....


tara
Aug 7, 20203 min read
This Day in History: The Purple Heart Battalion of World War II
Today is Purple Heart Day! On this day in 1782, General George Washington creates a military award that would be the predecessor for the...


tara
Aug 6, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Major Richard Bong, Ace of Aces
On this day in 1945, America’s “Ace of Aces” is killed during a routine test flight in California. Major Richard Bong’s death came just...


tara
May 10, 20202 min read
This Day in History: Billy Halyburton’s sacrifice at Okinawa
On this day in 1945, a United States Navy hospital corpsman engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. William David...


tara
Jan 21, 20202 min read
This Day in History: Sergeant Truman Olson at the Battle of Anzio
On this day in 1945, a U.S. army sergeant is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Truman Olson had given his life during the bloody...


tara
Jan 1, 20203 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of the Bulge & Sgt. Charles MacGillivary’s Medal of Honor
On this New Years’ Day in 1945, Americans fight the Battle of the Bulge in freezing temperatures. Would you believe the cold saved at...

tara
Nov 13, 20193 min read
This Day in History: Eddie Rickenbacker rescued from the ocean
On this day in 1942, a Medal of Honor recipient is rescued. He’d spent more than 20 days floating on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean....
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