taraMar 20, 20183 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 gla...
taraMar 19, 20183 minThis Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally 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 Ic...
taraMar 18, 20183 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 14, 20183 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 hi...
taraNov 29, 20173 minThis Day in History: Lt. John Pritchard’s rescue mission at the Greenland Ice CapOn this day in 1942, Coast Guard Lt. John Pritchard departs on a rescue mission. Unfortunately, that mission would end in tragedy. Pritch...
taraSep 11, 20173 minThis Day in History: John Cromwell, a captain who went down with his shipOn this day in 1901, a hero is born. Captain John P. Cromwell would become the most senior submariner to receive the Medal of Honor durin...
taraSep 7, 20173 minThis Day in History: The first Allied victory against Japanese land forcesOn this day in 1942, Allied forces win the Battle of Milne Bay—the very first Allied victory against Japanese land forces! Needless to sa...
taraSep 4, 20173 minThis Day in History: Nathan Gordon & his “brilliant” air-sea rescueOn this day in 1916, a hero is born. Nathan Gordon is known to some as the longest-serving Lt. Governor in Arkansas history. Before that,...
taraAug 23, 20173 minThis Day in History: The Freckleton Air DisasterOn this day in 1944, the Freckleton Air Disaster occurs. It has been called the “single greatest civilian air disaster suffered by the Al...
taraAug 11, 20173 minThis Day in History: Leon Vance, a hero who helped make D-Day possibleOn this day in 1916, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Leon Vance would beat the odds and survive his heroic act—if only barely....
taraAug 8, 20173 minThis Day in History: Captain Harl Pease, a hero flying an unserviceable planeOn this day in 1942, a United States Army Air Corps captain rejoins his squadron. He was determined to participate in an attack on an ene...
taraApr 3, 20173 minThis Day in History: Pfc. Walter C. Wetzel’s “unhesitating sacrifice”On this day in 1945, a United States soldier throws himself on two grenades, saving the lives of those around him. Pfc. Walter C. Wetzel w...
taraMar 20, 20173 minThis Day in History: Staff Sergeant Ysmael Villegas charges six enemy foxholesOn this day in 1945, a U.S. soldier charges not just one, but six enemy positions. Staff Sergeant Ysmael Villegas was then just one day s...
taraFeb 27, 20173 minThis Day in History: Two Heroes at Iwo JimaOn this day in 1945, two United States Marines engage in heroic actions at Iwo Jima. One Marine would risk his life, but he would survive...
