Today in military history: FDR signs the GI Bill into law
On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill into law, providing a variety of benefits for returning WWII veterans.
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On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill into law, providing a variety of benefits for returning WWII veterans.
In 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, establishing the document as the “supreme law of the land.”
On June 20, 1963, America and the Soviet Union agreed to create a direct hot-line connecting the Soviet premier and the American president.
The U.S. Army's Body Composition Program is a controversial one within the force. Commonly called taping, this process has changed.
Military units working side-by-side often have small breaks in their unit operations, creating seams between them that an enemy can attack.
A priest from the group led the rescue of two priests and three nuns whom the Japanese had under guard at a mission in Bougainville.
With its single aisle and four engines, the Boeing 707 is antiquated by modern standards, having flown its last U.S. carrier flight in 1983.
Some Navy Working Uniforms feature an American flag patch on the right shoulder. However, there's another for the left shoulder.
On June 19, 1944, the United States crippled Imperial Japanese naval aviation at the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
We've all been there. Sure, the vehicle looks easy enough to drive and then something happens, and OOPS! It's in a ditch.
Who doesn't love easy? In this video, you'll learn eleven easy military hacks to make your life a little easier.
On June 18, 1812, the War of 1812 began. Europeans wouldn’t even think of it as its own war but as an extension of the Napoleonic Wars.
These days, Americans are less likely to exclaim "son of a gun" than the more-explicit "son of a b*tch".
Here are 9 military movie scenes that are prime examples of Hollywood taking creative license while trying to portray military life.
Fans of the A-10 Warthog believe the latter nose art to be derived from the famous shark mouth P-40 fighter planes of the Flying Tigers.
A brainchild of resourcefulness when native Filipinos weren't issued steel helmets, the guinit was made of pressed coconut husks.
Both British and Colonial forces were anticipating another fight. On June 17, 1775, the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill began.
The most successful single World War II torpedo attack took place on September 15, 1942, when the submarine I-19 hit three US ships.
The British Covenanter looked like a modern tank, but it was basically a shoddy World War I cruiser deployed too late in World War II.
Iowa-class battleships were nearly 900 feet long and Midway-class carriers measured 968 feet long. How did a cruiser become the longest ship?