In 1944 a 30-year-old tank commander from a well-known Kentucky whiskey family made a name for himself at the Battle of Leyte
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The War In Their Words: I Am The Colonel’s Orderly
A soldier’s diary preserves the only known text of an Emory Upton speech
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Daily Quiz for April 9, 2019
Robin Williams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1987 for this film.
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The Curtiss C-46 Commando Became the Air Transport Heavyweight Champ of World War II
The Curtiss C-46 filled a niche during World War II for a high-altitude heavy […]
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Daily Quiz for April 8, 2019
President Truman once called this man “Mr. Prima Donna.”
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Daily Quiz for April 7, 2019
The specific term Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was first used in this conflict.
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Daily Quiz for April 6, 2019
In 1904 author Rudyard Kipling wrote a science fiction story which featured an airship powered by this.
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Hallowed Ground | Pwll Melyn, Wales
Owain Glyndwr is the preeminent national hero of Wales. From 1400 to 1415 he led a war of independence against the English under King Henry IV
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Daily Quiz for April 5, 2019
He was the only American president to hold a US patent.
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In the P-51 Mustang’s Wake
The interesting question today is not whether the Mustang was fast, but why