A look at some ‘eye-catching’ devices that helped put some important things into focus
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Book Review: Tecumseh and the Prophet / The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation
Charismatic Shawnee brothers lead Indian resistance to American expansion in early years of the republic.
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Eddie Robinson, Who Just Turned 100, Helped Make Military Baseball ‘The Show’ During War Years
Looking back, the 1948 Cleveland Indians World Series champion credits the Navy for instilling the discipline that helped him build a 65-year-old career in the game he loves
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Film Review: Danger Close (2019)
This 2019 Aussie film brings the Battle of Long Tan “up close and personal.”
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Building Wildcat Wade’s Spitfire Vb
As the Battle of Britain raged, Reichsmarchall Hermann Göring reportedly asked Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland if there was anything he needed to make the Nazi campaign go more smoothly. Major Galland is said to have responded, “Give me a squadron of Spitfires.”
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National WWI Museum Opens ‘Why Keep That?’ Exhibit
Those old ticket stubs from Britney Spears’ 2001 Oops!… I Did It Again Tour […]
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The P-47 “Jug” Hit the Germans Hard in the Air and on the Ground
World War II saw three U.S. Army Air Forces fighters of consequence: everybody’s favorite, the North American P-51; the remarkable Lockheed P-38; and the absurdly large Republic P-47.
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American Outpost at Japan’s Front Door
Remote Pacific Islands attracted settlers who dreamed of annexation
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Amanda Gorman Drew Inspiration from History to Deliver Inaugural Poem
On January 20, 2021, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman became the youngest person to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration, drawing inspiration from classic historical figures.
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Following in the Footsteps of Campo 78’s Escaped POWs
A scenic hiking trail in central Italy once served as a route for prisoners fleeing a notorious war camp.