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...
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- May 6, 2022
- 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...
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- Apr 30, 2022
- 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...
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- Apr 30, 2022
- 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...
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- Apr 26, 2022
- 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...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 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...
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- Apr 7, 2022
- 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...
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- Apr 7, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 26, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 25, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 20, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 19, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 18, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 18, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 13, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 11, 2022
- 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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- Mar 10, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: USS Leopold's forgotten struggle in the Atlantic
On 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...
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- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Air raid on Tokyo
On this day in 1945, the United States Army Air Forces launches an unprecedented air raid on Tokyo, Japan. To date, it remains the single...
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- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Ann Bernatitus, Navy Nurse
On this day in 2003, Ann Agnes Bernatitus passes away. She is remembered for being the first person in the United States Navy to receive...
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- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The lost story of Lady Be Good
On this day in 1960, a British oil exploration team makes an unexpected discovery, helping to solve an old World War II mystery. What...
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