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Dec 7, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Medals of Honor at Pearl Harbor
On this day in 1941, the Japanese launch an attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. You already know the basics of the...
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Dec 1, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Brigadier General Roscoe Cartwright
On this day in 1974, Brigadier General Roscoe “Rock” Cartwright is killed in a plane crash. The tragedy came just as Cartwright was...
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Nov 30, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Winston Churchill is born
On this day in 1874, Sir Winston Churchill is born. This adopted American is best known, of course, for serving as Prime Minister of the...
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Nov 28, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Rescue at the Greenland Ice Cap
On this day in 1942, Coast Guard Lt. John Pritchard prepares for a rescue mission. The young pilot would miraculously save two men from...
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Nov 26, 20213 min read
This Day in History: HMT Rohna: “World War II’s Secret Tragedy”
On this day in 1943, HMT Rohna is attacked. Her demise would be called “World War II’s Secret Tragedy.” More than 1,000 American troops...
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Nov 21, 20213 min read
This Day in History: “Come on out! Come on out and fight!”
On this day in 1944, a U.S. soldier is killed during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. He’d put his life on the line repeatedly, traversing...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
This Day in History: SS Fort Lee's survivors
On this day in 1944, survivors of SS Fort Lee are rescued. The American tanker had been torpedoed by a German submarine a full week...
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Nov 6, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The 12-year-old who served in World War II
On this day in 1942, a 12-year-old distinguishes himself in combat. Yes, you read that correctly: A 12-year-old fought in World War II....
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Nov 5, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Garlin M. Conner faces off against 600 Germans
On this day in 1998, a hero passes away. First Lt. Garlin M. Conner was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor just a few years ago. It...
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Nov 2, 20213 min read
This Day in History: SS Fort Lee torpedoed
On this day in 1944, American tanker SS Fort Lee is torpedoed by Germans. Our military took risks during World War II, and we often hear...
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Oct 31, 20213 min read
This Day in History: USS Reuben James, first warship lost in World War II
On this day in 1941, USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German submarine. She would become the first American warship sunk during World...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Regina Benson, WWII nurse
On this day in 2020, former Army nurse Regina Benson is honored with the Angel of Honor Award at the 14th annual Angels of the...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
This Day in History: WWII Pilot Gertrude Tompkins
On this day in 1944, an elite American female pilot climbs into a P-51D Mustang fighter. Gertrude Tompkins Silver was tasked with...
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Oct 16, 20213 min read
This Day in History: USS Kearny is torpedoed by a German U-boat
On this day in 1941, USS Kearny participates in an emergency rescue mission—and it would be attacked by the Germans. But wasn’t the...
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Oct 12, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Doris Miller, an “improbable American hero”
On this day in 1919, an “improbable American hero” is born. Doris “Dorie” Miller was the grandson of slaves and the son of poor Texas...
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Oct 11, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Leon Vance, a hero who helped make D-Day possible
On this day in 1946, an American pilot is awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery over the skies of northern France. Lt. Col. Leon...
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Sep 11, 20213 min read
This Day in History: John Cromwell, a captain who went down with his ship
On this day in 1901, a hero is born. Captain John P. Cromwell would become the most senior submariner to receive the Medal of Honor...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee Airman
On this day in 2015, Lt. Calvin J. Spann passes away at the age of 90. Decades earlier, he’d been one of the original members of the...
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
This Day in History: Leonard Roy Harmon, WWII hero
On this day in 1943, USS Harmon is commissioned. It was the first U.S. Navy warship to be named after a black American. The destroyer was...
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Aug 26, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Elizebeth Friedman, WWII codebreaker
On this day in 1892, the future Elizebeth Friedman is born. Elizebeth would go on to become an expert codebreaker, even cracking Nazi and...
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