Pilot Safely Ejects After Navy Jet Crashes In Death Valley
The United States Navy has revealed that a jet fighter went down in California’s Death Valley National Park on October 4, 2021. The pilot was…
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Staff working at the site of Auschwitz II-Birkenau have discovered anti-Semitic graffiti on the premise. Word of the discovery was announced on October 5, 2021,…
100-year-old WWII British Airman Takes To The Skies In A 1940’s Era Biplane
100-year-old British veteran Ron Holdsworth took a flight in a 1940s era biplane on Thursday for a flight over Bakersfield, California. The flight was organized…
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Has First All-Female Guard Change
On September 29, 2021, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier made history with an all-female-led guard change. The event occurred on the 30,770th day of…
Rolls-Royce selected to supply new engines for the B-52
The 70-year-old B-52 Stratofortress bomber is finally set to get new engines decades after the US became interested in the idea. The B-52’s current 1950s-era…
Korean War Veteran Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun Laid To Rest 70 Years After Death
Thousands turned out to pay their respects to fallen Korean War veteran Chaplain (Cap.) Emil J. Kapaun on Wednesday. Kapaun, a military chaplain and soldier…
John Hinckley Jr. Granted Unconditional Release
John Hinckley Jr. has been granted unconditional release by a federal court. Hinckley is responsible for the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, which…
US Air Force Moving Forward With MC-130J Commando II Seaplane
The United States Air Force is moving forward with its plans to modify the MC-130J Commando II so it can support detachable pontoons, which would…
British Major Walking 1,200 Miles To Raise Money For Research Into Daughter’s Rare Genetic Condition
A British Army major is embarking on a walk across the American east coast to raise money for research into Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, a…
77 Years Later: Soldier Identified from WWII Will Be Laid To Rest In North Carolina
The remains of an Army servicemember who was declared missing during WWII have been successfully identified almost 77 years later. The lieutenant from Parkton, North…
Meissen Porcelain Recovered By the Monuments Men Brings £10 Million At Auction
An auction featuring 117 Meissen porcelain pieces has fetched over £10 million. The items auctioned off once belonged to lawyer and industrialist Dr. Franz Oppenheimer…
Marine Killed In Action During World War II Laid To Rest In Kansas
A Marine who lost his life fighting the Japanese in the Tarawa Atoll has been laid to rest in his hometown of Emporia, Kansas. Private…