WWII Veteran Needs Help Rebuilding After Devastating House Fire
Robbie and Annie Clanagan recently paid off the 30-year mortgage on their dream home in Rapidan. On January 12, a fire in a wood stove…
Residents Evacuated After WWII Bomb Found in Construction Site
An unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered at a building site in England. At 11:30 am, emergency workers arrived on the scene and…
Unseen for 75 years: Luftwaffe bombing map found
A rare map used by the Luftwaffe during World War II to guide bombers to targets in London has been found 75 years after it…
Unpublished Photos of Hitler to Go on Sale at Auction
After World War II, a photo album was found in a locked drawer in Eva Braun’s bedroom in the Fuhrer’s Bunker. A photographer took it…
Lost Purple Heart from World War One reunited with family
If not for the non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited, Donna McDonald might never have received the Purple Heart awarded to her great, great grandfather, Cpl. Reed…
American Women in War: Their Evolving Role
International Women’s Day is on March 8, celebrating and raising awareness of the strides women have made to create a more equal working world. Women…
The First Yale Unit: College Students Form a Flying Squadron in 1916
In the Spring of 1916, as WWI was raging in Europe, the students at Yale University’s class of 1918 were preparing themselves for a summer of…
Some of the Best Catchphrases Of The Ancient Spartans
“Spartans, Eat Well, for Tonight We Dine in Hades” is a memorable line from the movie, 300. The movie should get credit for fitting in…
A Sailor’s Life For Me – A day in the life of a Royal Navy Sailor from 1806
The life of a sailor has never been easy, and during wartime, it is doubly true. It was particularly so in the Royal Navy at the…
Sergeant Stubby: an Unlikely Hero of WWI
He fought in WWI and became an American hero with nine medals. After the war, he met three presidents and attended university despite standing a…
The US Camel Corps: An Abandoned 19th-Century Army Experiment
The US Army does not immediately come to mind on hearing the words “Camel Corps.” Instead, armies in Northern Africa or the Middle East, maybe…
Abdol Hussein Sardari – the Iranian Schindler – Saved Many Lives in WW2
During WWII, people found different and creative ways to save Jews from internment and death. Perhaps the most unusual method involved using Nazi racial laws…