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Whether or Not He Killed Custer, This Lakota Proved a Courageous Warrior
White Bull marked a decade-plus string of victories.
‘Oppenheimer’ is A Chilling Look At Mankind’s Capacity For Destruction
The film hits theaters July 21.
The Springfield Model 1842 Smoothbore Musket Saw Use on Both Sides of the Civil War Before Traveling West
As postwar surplus, the Model 1842 spread west, south of the border and overseas.
Famed Cafe Du Monde Still Serves Up This Civil War Brew
A wee spot of chicory coffee to get the day started!
This Female Aviator Aimed to be an Astronaut, But Fate Intervened
A tragic accident cut short the promising life of Captain Carmen Lucci.
The US Codebreakers on Corregidor Knew Too Much — So They Couldn’t Risk Falling Into Japanese Hands
U.S. Navy personnel in the Philippines continued deciphering Japanese messages even as the enemy closed in—and they knew they couldn’t be taken alive.
Meet the Marine Who ‘Rode Thunder’ and Lived to Tell the Tale
After being forced to eject from his F-8 Crusader, Lt. Col. William Rankin soon found himself amid a thunderstorm — 40,000 feet above ground.