The 4 US Presidents with the craziest war stories
Happy President’s Day!
Also known as “Washington’s Birthday,” Feb. 16 is now known as a federal holiday to honor all …
Here are 7 times the President fired a high-ranking military leader
Although the Constitution states that the U.S. military is subordinate to civilian authority, presidents and top military commanders have clashed periodically throughout American history. Presidents, who often have little or no military experience, …
Today in military history: Wilson asks Congress to declare war
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany, bringing the United States into the first World War. America had been committed to neutrality in the ‘Great…
That time Jimmy Carter saved Canada from nuclear destruction
In 1952, an accident at Canada’s Chalk River Laboratories near Deep River, Ontario caused a partial meltdown in an experimental nuclear reactor. Hydrogen explosions followed and hundreds of thousands of gallons of radioactive water flooded the cor…
Why Jet Li turned down being Nixon’s personal bodyguard
When he was just a boy, Jet Li traveled to the United States with the Chinese National Wushu Team. While there, he and his team performed for the American President, then Richard Nixon. It was then that Nixon tried to make the young martial artist h…
These photos show what our veteran presidents looked like in uniform
Twenty-six of the 44 American Presidents served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Most served in the Army or Navy, and they all looked pretty sharp in uniform.
1. George Washington: Revolutionary War (Continental…
The time George Washington prevented a military coup with his glasses
After the British defeat at Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary War started to die down and peace talks began between Great Britain and America. The attention of the Continental Army…
7 cool facts about the Battle of San Juan Hill
You’ve heard of the Rough Riders, Teddy Roosevelt, his Medal of Honor, and the ass-beating the United States gave Spain in Cuba. But do you know just how much went down on the Caribbean Island that day?
Let’s start off with a big reveal:…
Here is the story behind John F. Kennedy’s Purple Heart
John F. Kennedy was born into privilege, graduated from Harvard, and did not have to fight in World War II, but he did — he insisted.
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