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They were the last generation that was a living link with the time when the Americans achieved national independence. The Revolutionary War ended in 1783 and photography was invented in the 1820s and ... View More
Simply Beautiful: The last men of the American Revolutionary War - amazing photos of veterans of the war
In 1864, 81 years after the American Revolutionary War, Reverend E. B. Hillard and two photographers embarked on a trip through New England to visit,
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He was an impressive soldier, followed orders and willingly participated in dangerous assignments – so why did he get kicked out? Because he was only 14. While most boys his age were playing baseball,... View More
Jim Schmidt was 14 when he jumped into Sicily with the 82nd Airborne - returned home a hero
Jim Schmidt, a 90-year-old from Fayette, North Carolina, was kicked out of the services twice during WWII. He was an impressive soldier, followed orders
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hell, today guys that age can't even make microwave popcorn...
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The last time the Enola Gay flew was in 1953
What Happened to The Enola Gay After 1945
On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The plane is a B-29 Superfortress which had been named after
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Cairns shot the Jap point-blank, flung away his revolver and picked up the sword that had maimed him before leading his men on, slashing fiercely at any Jap within his reach
With One Arm Cut Off by a Japanese Sword, Lt. George Cairns Charged Into Military History
The outbreak of war can do a strange thing to man’s temperament. A student, businessman or teacher can be civilly performing their duties one year, and
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The American aircraft carrier Kearsarge saved Soviet soldiers who had drifted in the ocean for 49 days without food or water. This incident became world famous and eclipsed most of the political news ... View More
49 days Adrift - USS Kearsarge Saved Soviet Sailors
On March 7, 1960, the American aircraft carrier Kearsarge saved Soviet soldiers who had drifted in the ocean for 49 days without food or water. This
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When Pirates Kidnapped Julius Caesar He Laughed at Their Ransom Demands & Told Them To Ask for More
Long ago a 25-year-old Roman author, poet, priest, and aristocrat was kidnapped by pirates. Rather than plead for his release, however, he ordered them to
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It was intended as an immense holiday camp, the largest in the world at nearly three miles long, stretching in a sandy arc along the Baltic Sea.
The 10,000 room German WW2 resort complex never had a single guest, now luxury beachfront Condos
It was meant to be one of five mega holiday camps which the Nazis planned to use for people’s recreation and indoctrination. In 1936, almost three years
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You have probably been using “Jack Speak” for years without even realizing it. Here are ten common expressions used today and their origins.
Pull Your Finger Out: The Royal Navy Slang You Never Knew You Were Speaking
Anyone still in the hammock once the sailors were up could be asked to “show a leg” to ensure that it was the girlfriend and not the sailor who was in the
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A passenger on the helicopter managed to take a picture of the snake, and although an exact measurement is impossible to make from just a photograph, it is clearly a remarkably large serpent.
The WWII Ace Whose Helicopter was Attacked by the World’s Largest Snake
Colonel Remy Van Lierde would be worth studying for his incredible military exploits alone—the fact that he claimed later in life to have encountered a
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Landing in a village field south of the town of Ruma, he buried his parachute and looked for a place to hide. Masking his tracks, he found a drainage ditch covered with thick vegetation. Before going ... View More
When The Serbs Shot Down An F-117 Nighthawk, Achieving the Impossible
The Serbs didn’t know that, however, which is why they were able to shoot one down in 1999 – reputedly the only time such a plane had ever been destroyed.
