Here is why the president pardons turkeys every year
This week, President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip, at the White House as part of an annual ceremony. On Capitol Hill, this is nothing new, for the rest…
Today in military history: Brits launch offensive in Palestine
On Sep. 19, 1918, British troops attacked Turkish lines in Palestine during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the Middle Eastern theater of World War I. The British forces, under…
Why Russia could not invade Sweden even if Sweden is not in NATO
Sweden might face some opposition to its NATO membership from Turkey, but Turkey would be smart to realize that Sweden has Russia’s number in almost any circumstance. It’s not just…
This is the fighter that was flown by the first US president to go supersonic
A number of U.S. presidents have served in the military. One, though, flew jets and broke Mach 1. That was George W. Bush, who served as a fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard.
Today in military history: Allies’ ill-fated attack at Dardanelles
On March 18, 1915, Allied forces attacked the narrow, strategically critical Dardanelles. A strait in northwestern Turkey, the Dardanelles was the only waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea Black Sea and…
Why America has always had a silly history with turkeys
Every Tuesday before Thanksgiving, there’s a ceremony held in which the President of the United States gives an official proclamation before a large crowd, pardoning a turkey for all the crimes they may have committed.
The turkey pardon is a…
Until 1989 turkeys came to the White House to be eaten, not pardoned
Since before the days of Harry Truman, it was a Presidential Thanksgiving tradition: a plump bird was presented to the President himself at the White House every year. Every year, the President happily accepted. From 1873 through 1913, these turkeys…
This soldier used his teeth as bullets to attack Turkish invaders
For four months in 1538, 600 Portuguese troops were holding back an attempt to capture the Indian City of Diu against 22,000 combined enemy troops. Most of those came from the Sultanate of Gujarat, but there were also 6,000 troops from the hated Ott…
These are the United States’ top 5 allies from around the world, based on capability
Forget what you read in the news, America is still the leader of freedom in the world. There’s no shortage of allies that have our back, either. Whether the President…
What would happen if the F-35 attacked Russia’s S-400 missile system
The United States’ NATO ally Turkey is in hot water over its purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile system. Turkey also purchased the U.S. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which the…