In 1756 British admiral John Byng failed “to use all possible means” to stop the French from taking Minorca. He paid for it with his life.
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Chuck Yeager: The Voice of Experience
Few, if any, individuals are as well-known in the annals of aviation history as Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager.
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How Elvis Presley Helped to Popularize the Polio Vaccine
It turns out, Elvis Presley was more than just a “Hound Dog.”
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The Mystery of the Missing European Colonies
The stories of settlements that briefly claimed toeholds in North America before vanishing
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Divers Find Rare Nazi Enigma Machine in the Baltic Sea
A group of divers from the World Wildlife Fund found more than they bargained for while removing abandoned fishing nets near Gelting Bay, Denmark.
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Looking at the Korean War, 71 Years On
It has been called ‘the first war we lost,’ but South Korea’s very existence suggests otherwise
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Germany to remove Nazi-era propaganda changes from alphabet
The Nazis twisted Germany’s alphabet with propaganda in 1933. Now Germany will reclaim its history with changes starting in 2021
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Book Review: Nighthawk Rising
Diana Kouris presents a sympathetic but honest portrayal of famed Colorado cattlewoman ‘Queen Ann’ Bassett
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Commemorating the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor From the Safety of Your Home
Beginning at 12:53 p.m. EST on December 7, Friends of the National World War […]
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The Fearless Canadian Flier Who Led the Red Baron to His Death
“Wop” May escaped the Red Baron and went on to make celebrated mercy flights and pioneer air rescue in the frigid Canadian North during World War II.