10 Interesting Facts About Richard Nixon
President Richard Nixon; a quaker, a U.S. Navy vet, a politician, a President and the man at the heart of the notorious Watergate scandal. Nixon was the…
The Secrets Locked inside a Shipwrecked Trumpet
It doesn’t look like the sort of object that might contain historical secrets, locked away inside. In fact, it looks more like something you could find…
Remembering Sir Nicholas Winton, British “Schindler” Who Rescued Hundreds of Children During the Holocaust
Hundreds of people who were rescued as children by a man described as “Britain’s Oskar Schindler” gathered together to attend a special service in honor…
An Old Gift From the Grateful Dutch Now Needs Restoration and Saving
Almost 60 years ago the people of the Netherlands gave the United States with a gift – the bronze bells of the Netherlands Carillon, which have…
All Behind You, Winston – Review by Mark Barnes
This book by Roger Hermiston takes us back to World War II and the creation of the coalition government in Britain headed by Winston Churchill.…
This Man Sent a Threatening Letter to Hitler in 1941 – He Died in a Concentration Camp
In March 1941, The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was in a dire position. Hitler was insisting that the country join the Tripartite Pact, as it served…
A Pearl Harbor Witness and World War II Veteran Was Scammed Out of His Life Savings
Shameless scammers stole the life savings of an Arizona Navy veteran who witness and survived the Japanese attacks at Pearl Harbor. He also bravely fought…
Winston Churchill’s Secret WWII Bunker Found Behind Fake Bookcase
A secret bunker built by order of Winston Churchill in 1940 was discovered outside of Norwich. It was built as part of a secret communications…
Pilot Killed In P-47 Crash In Hudson River, New York City – Thunderbolt Has Been Recovered
At around 7pm on Friday, May 27th, the vintage Republic P-47D Thunderbolt flown by Bill Gordon, 56, started experiencing engine trouble. Gordon broke away from…
Spitfires Helped Lead the Way to Supersonic Flight
What U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager achieved, on October 14, 1947, had long been considered impossible. In his Bell X-1 rocket plane, he became the…
Jelly Belly Family Sued After Man Died In WWII Tank Accident
A family reunion for the owners of the Jelly Belly Candy Company turned tragic when a guest was killed by a World War II-era High…
Belief that Stalin was ‘not so bad’ has taken root in Russia
The 9th of May was the date that celebrations were held all over Russia commemorating the defeat of the Germans by Russian forces in World War…