At an obscure railroad station in northern Mississippi, an equally obscure Union cavalry colonel faced a personal and professional moment of truth. His name was Phil Sheridan, and his coolness and dash clearly marked him for bigger things.
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Moye Stephens: Aviation Pioneer and Adventurer
Moye Stephens piloted more than 100 types of aircraft and flew around the world in The Flying Carpet.
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Aviation History: Schneider Trophy Race
Between 1913 and 1931, the Schneider Trophy race inspired some of aviation’s greatest designers to devote their talents to building the world’s fastest floatplane.
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Picture of the Day: September 11
One day after terrorists used commercial airplanes to destroy the World Trade Center Towers […]
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Picture of the Day: September 12
On September 12, 1814, a British fleet under Sir Alexander Cochrane began the bombardment […]
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Picture of the Day: September 10
On September 10, 1813, American Captain Oliver Hazard Perry led his home-built 10-vessel fleet […]
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Picture of the Day: September 9
Nineteenth-century reformer Amelia Jenks Bloomer, (1818-1894) of Seneca Falls, N.Y., was the editor of […]
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Picture of the Day: September 8
A pathway has been opened amid piles of rubble in Galveston, Texas, after the […]
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Picture of the Day: September 7
During World War I, with so many men off to war, women were urged […]
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Picture of the Day: September 6
On September 6, 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York,deranged anarchist Leon […]