History (Page 36)

Military history: Battles, campaigns, turning points, and the stories of those who served across every era.

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This is the origin of the 21-gun salute

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The complete guide to Army ranks

By Jessica Evans

Why the Black Army of Hungary was the most elite fighting force of its time

WATCH: Dragonman’s Military Museum is unlike anything you’ve ever seen

By Jessica Evans

Being assigned to a bomber crew in WWII was basically a death sentence

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Everything you need to know about the Silver Star but didn’t want to ask

By Jessica Evans

How two brothers in World War II inspired the most realistic war game ever

The US Navy built 12 concrete ships for World War I

By Blake Stilwell

5 cocktails with military origins

By Blake Stilwell

‘The Battle of Khasham’ saw US troops rout Russian mercenaries in Syria

This Ranger fought in Mogadishu before becoming a country music star

By Miguel Ortiz

Erford Gage: From Hollywood to combat in the Pacific

The longest board game ever made is based in WWII North Africa and takes 1,500 hours to finish

Long-lost military slang: The dog robber

These 5 incredible USMC veteran founders created global empires

The origin of the ‘best’ rank in the Marines (Lance Corporal)

The Hurricane is the overlooked hero of the Battle of Britain

By Miguel Ortiz

Bea Arthur was a Marine before starring on Golden Girls

By Bethaney Phillips

These 13 Chesty Puller quotes show why Marines will love and respect him forever

America’s last WWII triple ace was promoted to brigadier general

The X-15 was an experimental Air Force rocket plane for the edge of space

The last Medal of Honor recipient of the Indian Wars wasn’t even a combatant

The Coast Guard is turning up the heat for culinary arts in the military

Why the survivors of the Jonestown Massacre tried to sue the CIA

7 songs from the US Army Band to get you into the Christmas spirit

By Miguel Ortiz

5 milestones in a Marine’s first enlistment

By Uncle Walkie

Corporal Jason Dunham, Medal of Honor awardee, featured in ‘The Gift’ documentary

5 special benefits reserved for Purple Heart recipients

By Blake Stilwell

This is why the national anthem is played before sporting events

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How to see if you would have been drafted to fight in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

The good ol’ days when you could rock a beard in the US military

This is why there is no Cold War medal

The ‘Survivor Tree’ is the only living thing to come out of the 9/11 rubble

By Blake Stilwell

The bizarre history of the Naval Academy’s mascot, ‘Bill the Goat’

By Eric Milzarski

What really happens at Fort Ord?

By Jessica Evans

5 things to know about Operation Christmas Drop

By Miguel Ortiz

That time Uncle Sam brought the Vietnamese bombs for Christmas

By James Elphick

Revolutionary War

5 historical events that happened on Christmas

By Brittany Sulc

President Kennedy’s brain went missing from the National Archives in 1966

North Korea once threatened to bomb South Korea’s Christmas tree

This African dictator once celebrated Christmas in the strangest way

The USS Borie’s insane battle with a German submarine led to its own destruction

Nylon: the reason we won World War II — and started shaving our legs

By Shannon Corbeil

7 badass nicknames enemies have given the American military

The band ‘Foo Fighters’ got their name from this war mystery

By Bethaney Phillips

4 things you didn’t know about trench clubs

By Tim Kirkpatrick

11 ways Americans dodged the Vietnam War draft

By Blake Stilwell

These are the most iconic military spouses ever

By Bethaney Phillips

6 of the craziest bayonet charges in military history

6 reasons ‘Full Metal Jacket’ should have been about Animal Mother

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time Mattis fired a commander in the middle of combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why US troops didn’t use drum magazines in Tommy Guns

By Blake Stilwell

Viking raiders gave each other these hilarious nicknames

By Blake Stilwell

These were the most famous female gladiators to step into the Colosseum

Listen to these D-Day ‘frogmen’ explain their crazy role in the historic battle

The Vietnam-era Army’s ‘Shake n’ Bake’ school bumped basic trainees to NCOs

Afghanistan War

‘Retrograde’ tells the story of the Afghanistan withdrawal and reminds the world the war isn’t truly over

By Jessica Manfre

The 5 most famous real-life swords from military history

What it’s like to say ‘Cleared Hot’ in combat

This was Chrysler’s nuclear-powered tank

The world’s 7 goofiest-looking military uniforms

By Blake Stilwell

A detailed guide to the Battle of the Bulge

By Jessica Evans

Understanding US Air Force uniforms

By Jessica Evans

Warriors in their own words: Battle of the Bulge