taraMar 31, 20203 minThis Day in History: Jesse Owens, the Olympics, & Adolf Hitler (part one)On this day in 1980, Jesse Owens passes away. Owens is perhaps best known for his stunning performance at the 1936 Olympics, which were p...
taraMar 26, 20203 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 ser...
taraMar 20, 20203 minThis Day in History: USS Franklin's Amazing Survival (Pt. 2)On this day in 1945, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin is miraculously saved. Just one day earlier, a Japanese Judy dive bomber had dropp...
taraMar 19, 20203 minThis Day in History: USS Franklin's Amazing SurvivalOn this day in 1945, USS Franklin is attacked by a Japanese dive bomber. Her crew thought she’d surely capsize—but she didn’t. Amazingly,...
taraMar 19, 20203 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 st...
taraMar 17, 20203 minThis Day in History: Sergeant Stubby, stray dog turned war heroOn this day in 1926, Sergeant Stubby passes away. Stubby wasn’t just any sergeant—he was a dog! He served with the 102nd Infantry, 26th Y...
taraMar 16, 20203 minThis Day in History: The Janitor who was a Medal of Honor recipientOn this day in 2000, William “Bill” Crawford passes away. He is perhaps best known for shocking cadets at the Air Force Academy in the 19...
taraMar 15, 20203 minThis Day in History: HMT Rohna: “World War II’s Secret Tragedy”On this day in 1941, HMT Rohna is commissioned. Her demise would be called “World War II’s Secret Tragedy.” More than 1,000 American troo...
taraMar 11, 20203 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 f...
taraMar 10, 20203 minThis Day in History: USS Leopold's forgotten struggle in the AtlanticOn this day in 1944, the last survivor of USS Leopold is pulled from a frigid Atlantic Ocean. Amazingly, 28 men had survived—for hours—in...
taraMar 9, 20203 minThis Day in History: An unprecedented air raid on TokyoOn this day in 1945, the United States Army Air Forces launches an unprecedented air raid on Tokyo, Japan. To date, it remains the single...
taraFeb 22, 20203 minThis Day in History: Hershel “Woody” Williams, a hero at Iwo JimaOn this day in 1945, a future Medal of Honor recipient lands on the beach at Iwo Jima. Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams would soon be as...
Tara RossFeb 5, 20203 minThis Day in History: Cornelia Fort, the American woman aviator at Pearl HarborOn this day in 1919, Cornelia Fort is born. She would become one of the most accomplished female pilots to serve during World War II. Did...
taraFeb 3, 20202 minThis Day in History: Forrest E. Peden's selfless heroism in WWIIOn this day in 1945, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Technician Fifth Grade Forrest “Frosty” Peden...
taraJan 24, 20203 minThis Day in History: Joseph J. Foss, America’s “Ace of Aces”On this day in 1943, a Marine pilot leads a mission over the skies of Guadalcanal. Joseph J. Foss was the first “Ace of Aces” in World Wa...
taraJan 21, 20202 minThis Day in History: Sergeant Truman Olson at the Battle of AnzioOn 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 a...
taraJan 12, 20203 minThis Day in History: The so-called “One-Man Air Force,” Major James HowardOn this day in 1944, an American fighter pilot singlehandedly takes on 30 German fighter planes. “For sheer determination and guts, it wa...
taraJan 1, 20203 minThis Day in History: The Battle of the Bulge & Sgt. Charles MacGillivary’s Medal of HonorOn this New Years’ Day in 1945, Americans fight the Battle of the Bulge in freezing temperatures. Would you believe the cold saved at lea...
taraDec 25, 20193 minThis Day in History: Melvin Biddle at the Battle of the BulgeOn this day in 1944, American soldiers should have been at home celebrating Christmas and New Year’s. Instead, they were fighting off one...
taraDec 23, 20193 minThis Day in History: Kenneth M. Taylor, pilot and hero of Pearl HarborOn this day in 1919, a future U.S. Army Air Corps pilot is born. Kenneth M. Taylor would become one of the few American aviators to get h...
