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Oct 7, 2022

Britain’s unluckiest general surrendered to two of the empire’s greatest enemies

A 2012 poll in the UK asked Britons who they thought was the British Empire’s greatest historical nemeses. Among the…

Oct 7, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

May 26, 2023

3 life saving skills still worth practicing as a civilian

Some military survival skills are pointless in the civilian world, but three life saving skills are worth practicing anywhere.

BYRuddy Cano

May 26, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service is the oldest form of law enforcement in the history of the United States. Since 1789,…

Feb 28, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?

Down beneath some of the most powerful buildings in the nation’s Capitol, sits a series of underground tunnels. Hidden pathways…

Feb 28, 2023

Feb 16, 2022

Ron Rivera was guided in life by his career Army father, in football by John Madden

Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera has a long history with military service. He didn’t serve himself, he played for the…

Feb 16, 2022

BYBrittany Sulc

Dec 21, 2022

5 historical events that happened on Christmas

Who’s ready for some holiday cheer? Christmas has been a federal holiday since 1870, so we’re pretty accustomed to having…

BYBrittany Sulc

Dec 21, 2022

Apr 26, 2021

Did you know Martha Washington was one of the few female plantation owners?

Long before she ever served as our country’s original First Lady — the OG American leading lady — she lived…

Apr 26, 2021

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Jul 17, 2020

3 reasons Washington’s football team should be called the Redtails

The Washington Redskins are no more, and this Marine thinks it’s time for the Washington Redtails.

BYSandboxx

Jul 17, 2020

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

3 of the best winter snowshoe adventures

Floating across the frozen backcountry on snowshoes is a unique way to see the wilderness. But finding a place to go out and enjoy the snow can be hard. A good sum…

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

That time Washington tried to burn New York to the ground

America’s favorite Revolutionary War hero and first president had a little wish to, uh, checks notes, burn the city of New York to the ground and watch the flames dance in the tear-filled eyes of his enemies. Wait, can that be right?

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Washington DC’s role behind the scenes in Hollywood goes deeper than you think

The US government and Hollywood have always been close. Washington DC has long been a source of intriguing plots for filmmakers and LA has been a generous provider of glamour and glitz to the political class. But just how dependant are these t…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

As the US entered World War I, American soldiers depended on foreign weapons technology

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and entered World War I. Since August 1914, the war between the Central and Ente…

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Sep 12, 2019

Watch the Navy blow up a mysterious sea mine

What appeared to be a contact-style naval mine was detected mysteriously floating off the coast of Washington state Aug. 28, 2018, prompting the US Navy to send in a team to destroy it,

BYBusiness Insider

Sep 12, 2019

Sep 12, 2019

This unlucky general was forced to surrender to Washington and Napoleon

British Gen. Charles O’Hara was, by most reports, a dedicated and brave officer. He began his military career at the age of 12 as an ensign and then fought in the Seven Years War, attacked through a raging river while under fire in the Revolutionar…