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How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him

It seems like so many dictators just love movies. We all do, but absolute power takes it to a whole new level. Gaddafi had a channel set up just to play his favorite movie – his one favorite movie. Kim Jong-Il kidnapped his favorite actors and act…

ByBlake Stilwell

Discovering the North Pole: Who got there first?

ByBrittany Sulc

Today in military history: First airplane takes flight

The 5 most feared warriors in military history

Today in military history: Boston Tea Party

The first Native American woman to die in combat was also the first female military death of the Iraq War

4 things that got a Nazi an automatic Iron Cross

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How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him

ByBlake Stilwell

Tips from Army doctors on how to avoid cold weather injuries

This is why the 3rd amendment was so crucial for a post-Revolution US

ByEric Milzarski

Here’s what it would look like if a modern Army fought the Battle of Gettysburg

Discovering the North Pole: Who got there first?

ByBrittany Sulc

Today in military history: First airplane takes flight

The 5 most feared warriors in military history

Today in military history: Boston Tea Party

The first Native American woman to die in combat was also the first female military death of the Iraq War

4 things that got a Nazi an automatic Iron Cross

17 wild facts about the Vietnam War

ByBlake Stilwell

Today in military history: Battle of Nashville

This was the average day for an ancient Roman soldier

ByTim Kirkpatrick

A motion picture student saved fellow soldiers by videoing action during Vietnam

ByBethaney Phillips

An experiment in the 1940s tried making ships invisible

ByBethaney Phillips

Today in military history: George Washington dies

5 great military soundtracks to study or just relax to

Today in military history: Saddam Hussein captured

How the Civil War changed Santa

ByBrittany Sulc

This Marine nails what it’s like to get out of the military

Today in military history: Marines storm Mogadishu

AARP, Ad Council address needs of military veteran caregivers

ByBethaney Phillips

4 stupid fights lost because of racism

ByBlake Stilwell

The Air Force is developing its seaplane with help from Japan

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