Why the Real Ragnar Lothbrok Is so Shrouded in Mystery History knows Vikings as warriors who welcomed battle and death.
Here's the History Behind 'Reveille' We've all heard the familiar tune being blared over the intercom or performed live bright and early as the American flag is...
Listen to Actor Michael Caine Talk About Fighting in Korea In his 2010 autobiography, the actor wrote about his experiences fighting on the front lines of the Korean War.
A Stunt Pilot Died Filming 'Top Gun' in the Same Flat Spin That Almost Killed Maverick Art Scholl was one the world's foremost stunt pilots. He died filming air combat scenes in "Top Gun" at age 53.
China Claimed 'Top Gun' Footage Was Its Air Force in Action It just goes to show that pretty much the entire planet thinks the "Top Gun" air combat scenes are awesome.
Why John Wayne Was Labeled a ‘Draft Dodger’ During World War II The legendary actor John Wayne didn't serve in World War II, even when many of his contemporaries did.
Josephine Baker Was the First Black Superstar — and World War II’s Most Unlikely Spy Josephine Baker was a worldwide sensation at a time when Black performers were playing to segregated audiences in the United...
7 Celebrities You Probably Thought Received a Dishonorable Discharge But Didn't Because of their professional personalities, we might have thought them unfit for military service. We would be wrong.
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight A Union and Confederate soldier engaged in a fistfight during the Civil War after both found themselves in a gully during a...
5 Historical Events That Happened on Christmas Throughout most of human history, important political figures didn’t let a pesky holiday get in the way of their plans.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...