Today in War History
· 44 BC, Julius Caesar is assassinated
· 1493, Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas
· 1767, Andrew Jackson is born
· 1917, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne
· 1944, Otto von Below dies
· 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of USSR
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Before Serving in the White House, Jimmy Carter Made a Name for Himself in the US Navy
· Why Does NORAD Track Santa Claus?
· ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare: The Irish Major Turned World-Famous Mercenary
· Facts About the Purple Heart, the Oldest Military Decoration Still Presented to US Service Members
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Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum Embarking on Project to Reconstruct WWII-Era Fairey Barracuda
· The British Army Took Over the Village of Tyneham to Prepare for D-Day
· Museum Releases Promotional Booklet Ahead of ‘The Third Man’ Film Anniversary
· St. Ermin’s Hotel: The London Hotel Favorited By Spies
World War 2
· Before He Was Herman Munster, Fred Gwynne Served With the US Navy During World War II
· Road Workers Were Amazed By An Unexpected World War II-Era Discovery In Chartres
· Joe Foss: The MoH Recipient Who Took Out Japanese Aircraft Over Guadalcanal
· Little-Known Facts About ‘The Dirty Dozen’ – Charles Bronson Threatened Lee Marvin!
· Al Schmid: The US Marine Who Continued to Man His Machine Gun After Taking a Grenade to the Face
American Civil War
Brig. Gen. Martin Green Bragged About His Invincibility – He Was Quickly Proven Wrong
· Myths About the American Civil War That Need to Be Addressed
· Over 160 Years After Being Executed By the Confederates, Two Union Soldiers Receive the Medal of Honor
· In Photos: Burying the Hatchet at the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion
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