taraApr 26, 20223 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 20, 20223 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 7, 20223 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 7, 20223 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...