In the Vietnam War US Phantoms claimed to have destroyed around 147 aircraft (of a total of 195 North Vietnamese Air Force ...
The Folio Society unveils a deluxe Masters of the Air with 60+ archival WWII photos, a B-17 Flying Fortress cutaway, and exclusive introductions by Tom Hanks.
William Mellon earned his share of honors serving in both the Navy and the Air Force, but friends and family say his positive ...
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Wellington, New Zealand, the youngest of six children. Her father, a journalist, left the family shortly after moving them to Sydney, Australia.
The celebrity lifestyle is often seen as glamorous and carefree, but the truth is more complex. Many stars come from ...
A 1942 film about a Crawford County aviation pioneer who developed the concept of flight nursing will be screened in Galion, highlighting her lasting impact on medicine.
Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrived on Iwo Jima in June 1944. Over the next eight months, he built one of the most elaborate defense systems in the Pacific, which would lead to one of the costliest ...
1920 - Sergeant James Lloyd Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida. Sgt Jackson led a unit of Combat Engineers onto Normandy Beach. Jackson’s unit also captured German soldiers including Max Schmeling, ...
Florida honors Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts, singer of the hit song "Ramblin’ Man," with a memorial highway through ...
On March 8, International Women's Day honors Artemisia, Joan of Arc, and modern warriors like Leigh Ann Hester who shattered combat barriers.
NEW LIFE: The closure of the Naval Air Station in Brunswick represented a major economic loss for the town, but it also brought new life following the College's acquisition of a large portion of its ...
Japan's wartime occupation of Myanmar left deep human, economic, and historical wounds that must not be forgotten. by Zhou Xin During World War II (WWII), ...