The ordinary items that Abraham Lincoln had in his pocket on the night of his death show a fascinating side of the president
On the evening of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth, a stage actor and Confederate sympathizer. The…
The city of Konstanz in Germany escaped the worst of the Allies’ bombing campaigns because it disguised itself as a Swiss town
Throughout World War II, the threat of aerial bombardment was a persistent reality, with many European cities facing repeated nighttime attacks intended to catch defenders…
Theodore Roosevelt’s youngest son, Quentin, was shot down and killed while serving with the US Army Air Service during World War I
Military service has long been a hallmark of American presidential families, with 31 presidents serving in the armed forces prior to taking office. For some,…
Killed by an angry comrade, Richard Fitzgibbon Jr.’s death changed the way Vietnam War casualties were recorded and recognized
Scholars continue to disagree on when the Vietnam War truly began. Some historians trace its origins back to 1887, when Vietnam was incorporated into French…
Built to replace the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, the Northrop YF-23 lost the contract to Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor
Northrop, later merged into Northrop Grumman, built a strong reputation as one of North America’s leading military aircraft manufacturers, known for advanced and unconventional designs.…
After losing the cockpit canopy and landing gear of her A-10 Warthog, Capt. Taylor Bye performed an incredible emergency belly landing
In 2020, Taylor Bye of the 75th Fighter Squadron received the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award after demonstrating exceptional skill during a dangerous in-flight emergency.…
The WWII-era “Swamp Ghost” bomber that was discovered in Papua New Guinea had a major surprise hidden inside
The Swamp Ghost ultimately became much more than a recovered wartime aircraft; it emerged as a powerful reminder of World War II’s lasting legacy. Investigations…
Lauri Törni: The only former SS soldier who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery
When the Second World War began, Finland sought to remain neutral, but that position came to an end in 1939 when the Soviet Union launched…
The “Demon Core” was a third nuclear bomb that was made at the end of World War II, which killed two American scientists
In August 1945, the United States used atomic weapons against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only instances in history in which nuclear…
With nearly 100 confirmed kills by the end of the Vietnam War, Carlos Hathcock is one of the greatest snipers in US Marine Corps history
Carlos Hathcock is widely considered one of the greatest snipers in U.S. Marine Corps history, often compared to legendary marksmen such as Vasily Zaytsev, Lyudmila…
In a last-minute desperate move, the Iraqi Air Force tried to bury their MiG-25s in the desert to keep them from being destroyed by the US
Hidden beneath the ever-changing sands of former battlefields lie the remains of many past wars, but uncovering a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is an especially rare find.…
M50 Ontos: The lightweight tank destroyer that was hated by the US Army but loved by the Marines in Vietnam
In the early 1950s, the United States military began exploring the idea of a lightweight tank destroyer that could be delivered by air to the…