Military
Remains of Tuskegee Airman Found in Austria
Researchers and archaeologists have recovered the remains of distinguished flyer Lawrence E. Dickson whose plane crashed during a mission in 1944
A Soviet Ace Shot Down Nazi Pilots With Great Skill, But Her Feats Are Mostly Forgotten Today
Yekaterina Budanova, who died in combat 75 years ago today, reveals a larger story about the complicated history of women soldiers in the Red Army
Fifty Years Ago, Airline Diplomacy Sought to Bring the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Closer Together
Hopes for a Cold War détente were sky high when the first American and Soviet flights took off 50 years ago
This Innovative Memorial Will Soon Honor Native American Veterans
The National Museum of the American Indian has reached a final decision on which design to implement
Arlington Cemetery Considers New Rules for Eligibility
About 30 burials a day take place at the military cemetery, which is nearing capacity
Ulysses S. Grant's 1849 Home in Detroit May Be Restored
The house he rented as a young officer is now boarded up and full of trash on the site of the former Michigan state fairgrounds
How the Death of 6,000 Sheep Spurred the American Debate on Chemical Weapons
The Dugway sheep incident of March 1968 made visible the military’s covert attempts to test and stockpile millions of dollars worth of chemical weapons
The History of Military Parades in the U.S.
Displays of military might aren't common in modern America outside of wartime
Probing the Paradoxes of Native Americans in Pop Culture
A new exhibition picks apart the cultural mythologies surrounding the first “Americans”
The Animal Cost of War
Even low-level human conflict can drive dramatic wildlife declines
The Ghosts of My Lai
In the hamlet where U.S. troops killed hundreds of men, women and children, survivors are ready to forgive the most infamous American soldier of the war
12 Facts About ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’
Amaze and astound your loved ones with these pieces of carol trivia
Was Vichy France a Puppet Government or a Willing Nazi Collaborator?
The authoritarian government led by Marshal Pétain participated in Jewish expulsions and turned France into a quasi-police state
Concentration Camps Existed Long Before Auschwitz
From Cuba to South Africa, the advent of barbed wire and automatic weapons allowed the few to imprison the many
Could This Strange Fluid Prevent Concussions and Twisted Ankles?
Army researchers, academics and industry have been using shear thickening fluids for body armor, better football helmets, rehabilitation tools and more
Trinity Site Offers a Rare Chance to Visit Ground Zero of the World’s First Atomic Bomb Explosion
The detonation site is only open to civilians twice a year
How the American Women Codebreakers of WWII Helped Win the War
A new book documents the triumphs and challenges of more than 10,000 women who worked behind the scenes of wartime intelligence
Army Scientists Put the "Pee" in Power
By combining urine and aluminum powder, soldiers may be able to produce energy in the field
The Moment Lincoln Realized the Military Power of Railroads
Following victory for the South in the battle of Bull Run, President Lincoln reached an inescapable conclusion
One Scientist May Have Finally Figured Out the Mystery of Why a Civil War Submarine Sank
A Navy engineer used creative modeling and her knowledge of underwater explosions to tackle the century-old Hunley conundrum
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