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Dan Bullock: The Youngest Serviceman Killed In Action During the Vietnam War

Dan Bullock

On June 7 1969 a US Marine by the name of Dan Bullock was killed by the People’s Army of Vietnam. Although he was one…

How the American Civil War helped shape the modern candy industry

The candy industry and the civil war

The American Civil War brought about the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and was one of the first indicators of what modern advances…

Louis Curdes was One of the Only Pilots to Shoot Down German, Japanese and Italian Planes During WWII

Captain Curdes Flying Ace

An American pilot from Indiana, Louis Curdes was not only a fighter ace but one of the few pilots with the rare distinction of shooting…

German Zeppelins Were Made with Cow Intestines And It Led To Sausage Restrictions During WWI

German Zeppelin and Cow Intestines

A rain of German bombs falling onto London may sound like a scene from the Blitz, but the city was also attacked by Germany during…

The P-38 Terrified Opponents And Dominated Aerial Reconnaissance During WWII

P-38 Lightning

During the war, if you needed a great fighter, fighter bomber, escort, reconnaissance aircraft, night fighter, and pathfinder, the P-38 Lightning was a go-to choice.…

The Soviets Launched an Assault on the German Army so an Orchestra could Perform

Leningrad Orchestra

During one of the Soviet Union’s worst points of WWII, the Siege of Leningrad, people were reduced to the lowest of lows to survive. The…

Decorated US Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell Avenged Dog’s Death After Unprovoked Shooting

Marcus Luttrell standing among a crowd + DASY sitting on Marcus Luttrell's lap

In a move reminiscent of the John Wick films, retired US Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell took extreme measures to corner the men who’d murdered his…

Where Did The Term ‘G.I.’ Come From For US Troops?

Where did we get the GI name for American Soldiers

Depending on who you ask, the meaning of “G.I.” can vary. From government issue to general issue, no one can seem to agree on one…

5 Times The US Was Attack At Home During WWII, And How Those Attacks Ended

Many American’s assume that prior to 9/11, the US hadn’t been attacked on its own soil since Pearl Harbor in 1941. However, this is not…

Winston Churchill’s Doctor Wrote A Note So He Could Circumvent Prohibition in America

Winston Churchill

In America’s relatively short history it has gone through some turbulent, violent, and plain crazy times. One of the weirdest is Prohibition, a 13 year…

Most Combat Footage from D-Day Was Dumped Into the English Channel By One Man

D Day Footage

Have you ever noticed a distinct lack of footage from the D-Day landings? Maybe you assumed that it was simply too dangerous to film, or…

PT Boats Were Feared During WWII And Their One-Man Turrets Were Particularly Deadly

PT Boat Turret Operator

During WWII the US realized their PT boats had more potential than just simple torpedo dispensers. These rapid machines proved deadly as highly mobile machine…