· 1260, Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire· 1821, Napoleon dies· 1862, The Battle of Puebla· 1866, Memorial Day is celebrated for the first time· 1945, A Japanese fire balloon explodes near Bly, Oregon· 1980, The Operation Nimrod
Why is the American Flag Folded Into a Triangle During Ceremonial Occasions? · INTERVIEW: Dr. Marshall Poe on the Mỹ Lai Massacre and Its Impact on Vietnam-Era America · The Battle of Athens Saw Armed War Veterans Take On Corruption in Their Local Government · Russo-Ukrainian War: Where Do We Stand As the Conflict Enters Its Third Year?
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum Embarking on Project to Reconstruct WWII-Era Fairey Barracuda · The British Army Took Over the Village of Tyneham to Prepare for D-Day · Museum Releases Promotional Booklet Ahead of ‘The Third Man’ Film Anniversary · St. Ermin’s Hotel: The London Hotel Favorited By Spies
Hedy Lamarr Helped Develop the Technology Behind Wi-Fi – All the Way Back in World War II · Neville Brand Received the Silver Star for Single-Handedly Taking on Enemy Troops Armed With Machine Guns · Ceremony Held in Dorset to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Exercise Tiger · Jimmy Buffett Anonymously Donated Two WWII-Era Aircraft to a Museum Before His Death · Operation Market Garden Led to a Decades-Long Treasure Hunt That’s Still Ongoing · The Japanese Bolt-Action Arisaka Type 99 Rifle Saw Extensive Use In the Pacific Theater
In Photos: Burying the Hatchet at the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion · Cannonballs, Sword Dating Back to American Civil War Discovered in South Carolina River · 111-Year-Old Time Capsule Could Be Buried Beneath Confederate Memorial At Arlington National Cemetery · Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner Civil War-Era Spy Series Given Green Light Amid SAG-AFTRA Strike
Princess Mary Crowdfunded Personalized Gifts for Soldiers Serving On the Western Front · Kaiser Wilhem and Tsar Nicholas II Tried (and Failed) to Avert World War I · 20 Photos That Show the Remnants of World War I Scattered Across Europe · The History Behind America’s Iconic ‘Uncle Sam, I Want You’ Recruitment Poster