Bomb-sniffing dog, ‘Patron,’ honored with medal by President Zelenskyy
Dogs, with their keen sense of smell, have been used to sniff out enemy troops and detect illicit drugs. In Ukraine, one heroic canine has captured the world’s attention by…
Why JFK’s first coffin was buried at the bottom of the ocean
President John F. Kennedy was fatally wounded by a shot fired from the Texas book depository while on an official visit to Dallas Texas in 1963. His assassin was Marine…
Did you know this president served on active duty during WWII?
The Second World War saw a total mobilization of the United States. Every facet of the country was directed to fighting and winning the war. This included Hollywood as many…
This is how Jimmy Carter was almost assassinated by Mexican hitmen
Presidential assassinations have occurred since time immemorial, leaving 4 US presidents dead. Many other attempts have been made but were unsuccessful, most of them being in the 19th and part…
10 Things you didn’t know about Bob Dole
American politician Bob Dole recently passed away after battles with two forms of cancer. As a multi-decade Senate member, he was a beloved resident of Washington D.C. where he made…
Today in military history: George Washington dies
On Dec. 14, 1799, the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, died in bed at the age of 67. Born in Virginia in 1732, Washington began…
The highly caffeinated life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the chain-smoking D-Day mastermind who became president
There are a lot of benefits one can get from drinking coffee. Studies show the right amount of coffee can lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes. It also has a
When John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, he was acting in support of the South, of slavery, and his fervent belief that Lincoln was out… Few American veterans will ever officially earn both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the title of Crow War Chief. Joe Medicine Crow might be the only one. His other awards include the Bronze Star and the French Légion d’Honneur. Ho… While the Battle of South Mountain itself won’t be written about in history textbooks, the overall effort to expel Confederate forces from Maryland is, and the Union victory there was…Why the South was actually fearful of President Lincoln’s assassination
This Crow GI became the last Indian War Chief during World War II
Two future presidents fought in the same obscure Civil War battle