During the interwar years the U.S. Navy pushed the envelope in air travel as they prepared for wartime missions of long-range scouting, especially in the Pacific. Read about the first nonstop formation flight from San Francisco to Hawaii, in January 1934. [...]
On December 6, 1941, a day prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. [...]
Learn how WWII influenced the date on which Thanksgiving is celebrated. [...]
Lt. Cmdr. Kayla Barron, one of the first women to serve on a Navy submarine, is now one step closer to being one of the first women to walk on the Moon. [...]
Before the Second World War, there were two broad categories of fuses: impact and timed. [...]
August 14 - 15 1945 mark VJ Day or "Victory Over Japan Day in which the Imperial Japanese surrendered, effectively ending WWII. [...]
The art of tattooing has been practiced in early societies worldwide for thousands of years. [...]
Today, we’ll explore the history of military challenge coins, examine their possible origins and where to purchase your very own USS Bowfin "Pearl Harbor Avenger" Coin. [...]
At the time of WWII, American’s could not escape the global grasp of war which affected almost every aspect of life. [...]
