How Soldiers from an All-Black Regiment Saved Their Commander's Sword for His Family Though not depicted in the 1989 film "Glory," Col. Robert Shaw carried the "Rolls-Royce of Swords."
She Was the First Black Female US Naval Academy Plebe When Janie L. Mines arrived at the Naval Academy, the academy wasn't ready for women.
'The Black Swallow of Death' Was an American Hero of France and the First Black Fighter Pilot After watching his dad narrowly escape a lynch mob, Eugene Bullard fled to France and took to the skies.
This Military Intelligence Hall of Famer Predicted the Tet Offensive An African-American woman fought to get her intel analyses recognized, even in the face of disaster, during the Vietnam War.
Harlem Hellfighters Personnel Record Cards Can Now Be Found Online Stories about members of New York's historic 369th Infantry Regiment, recently featured in a graphic novel, "The Harlem...
Untold Stories of the Harlem Hellfighters of World War I The first Black American infantry regiment to fight in World War I, the 369th spent more time in the trenches and under fire...
The 'Father of the Tuskegee Airmen' Led the Fight Against Fascism in Africa When Italy threatened Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie I invited Black pilot John Robinson to fly for him.
The Forgotten Story of Black Soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II The Red Express provided the logistical lifeline to the Allies in Europe.
The 1st Black Man to Wear the Union Uniform in the Civil War Wasn't Even Allowed to Enlist The first Black man in a Union uniform, Nick Biddle was also the first man wounded in the Civil War.
This African American 'Old Grad' Delivered a History of Race at West Point "The more we know about our history, the more likely we are to learn from past mistakes and benefit from lessons learned,"...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...