On April 18, 1942, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle led a historic bombing raid on Tokyo. The “Doolittle Raid” shattered the Japanese belief that their …
In 1985, the Month of the Military Child was established by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to honor the exceptional sacrifices made by military children. Join …
Sixty-five years ago, May 1, 1960, pilot Francis Gary Powers, Sr. was shot down over the Soviet Union while flying a U-2 spy plane. The incident …
In 1939, on the eve of World War II in Europe, John Player & Sons of Nottingham, England, issued a series of 50 cigarette cards …
During World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine played a key logistical role in the transport of goods and military personnel. Merchant Marine faced dangerous …
