The MiG-21 attacked an unarmed Lockheed EC-121M over international waters. All 31 on board perished, the largest single loss of U.S. aircrewmen during the Cold War.
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor: ‘A Date Which Will Live in Infamy’
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, setting off US involvement in WWII.
Abraham Lincoln: Facts, Information, Quotes, and Stories of the 16th U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America, who successfully oversaw the Civil War to preserve the nation.
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Night Jump into Dien Bien Phu: An Eyewitness Account From A French Paratrooper Captured by the Viet Minh
An eyewitness account of events at Dien Bien Phu from Pierre Fauroux, the executive officer of a parachute battalion
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Bucketworthy Battlefields To Explore
Here are 10 hallowed grounds to visit before you die
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This Antietam Photo Has Been a Mystery for 40+ Years. We’ve Solved It (We Think)–Part 2
Colonel William Irwin’s 6th Corps brigade of Maj. Gen. William F. “Baldy” Smith’s 2nd […]
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No Man Left Behind: A Union Soldier Risked it All To Save Wounded Comrades
“The daring of this man,” Captain Frank Donaldson later wrote about Lemuel Crocker’s Shepherdstown heroism, “is without precedent”
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How South Vietnamese Marines Impressed U.S. Marines at Quang Tri
Luom’s deed became fixed in Ripley’s memory as the “bravest single act of heroism I’ve ever heard of, witnessed or experienced”
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The Cadet Chapel: A Jewel in Military Gothic
The Cadet Chapel at West Point, with all the power and grandeur of a medieval fortress, is an architectural masterpiece inside and out
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Japan’s Trafalgar: The Battle of Tsushima Strait
In 1905 a Japanese admiral who fancied himself the reincarnation of Horatio Nelson waged a battle for the ages against a Russian fleet at Tsushima Strait