War

• How WWI Changed Aviation Indefinitely

  The Wright Brothers made their first airplane in 1904, and by 1914, their model was being mass-produced by the entire world with some major alterations intended to make planes flying death machines.

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• The U.S. Marines Identify Lost Remains of 19-Year-Old Soldier From WWII

  Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Charles D. Miller died in an attack on the island of Betio on November 22nd. Finally, his body is being put to rest.

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• WWII Soldier's Body Returned After 80 Years of Being MIA

  Private Roy Brown Jr. was scheduled to return home after his term in 1942, but he never did...

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• How Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War

  Long before there were cellular phones, people used the telegraph. But, much like how older generations reject modern technology, back then folks had the same reaction to the telegraph that they have had with smartphones. Abraham Lincoln was one of the first to embrace technology, and he made an example out of everyone who wasn't doing the same thing.

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• In 1964, President Johnson Ordered More US Troops To Move In On Vietnam

  Lyndon B. Johnson moved up the number of US troops in Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000, and said he would order even more additional troops if necessary.

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• John Hancock Once Scolded Major General Schuyler Over Letter

  If you think getting a harshly worded email is bad...

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• Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Sheds Light on the True Heroes of the Vietnam War

  With the popularity of movies about Cordell Walker and John Rambo, Spike Lee masterfully tells a contrary story about the real minority leaders behind the Vietnam war.

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• The True Story Behind 'Dunkirk'

  Believe it or not, the unbelievable plot of Christopher Nolan's 2017 movie "Dunkirk" was a real thing that happened during WWII.

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• Remembering the Great Battle of Britain

  The Battle of Britain was a turning point for the Allies in WWII. Hitler wanted to end the war early, but the allies proved far more resilient than he formerly thought...

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• What We Can Learn from the Production of Penicillin in WWII

  Just like now, America in the 1940s was a hot spot for disease. We needed a general solution, and penicillin was the answer...

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• Remembering the Battle of Stalingrad

  Between July 1942 and February 1943, the turning point of WWII finally pushed the tide of battle into the ally's favor...

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• A Diary Entry Revealed Hitler's Plans to Invade Russia

  In the year 1941, General Franz Halder, the chief of the German army general staff recorded Hitler’s plans for Moscow and Leningrad in his diary...

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• The Nigerian Biafra Civil War of 1967

  The country suffered tremendously for their freedom...

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• Florida Congressional Candidate Declares That it is Time to 'Pick a Side' in the Upcoming Civil War

  This congressional candidate believes that Antifa, the Black Lives Matter movement, and anarchists are attacking democracy and threatening the lives of God-fearing Americans with their peaceful protests and abolitionist politics.

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• Descendants of Confederate Soldiers Sue St. Augustine to Preserve Monument in Florida

  Direct descendants of Confederate soldiers are putting their city under fire in order to prevent damage to a Civil War monument.

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• Civil War Statue Toppled at Colorado State Capitol

  The monument depicts a (literal) fallen Union soldier.

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• How Russian 'Zombies' Fought Off an Entire German Offensive in WWI

  When faced with impossible odds, no way to run, and a deadly chemical weapon, Russian soldiers turned the attack with sheer grit...

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• The Final Major Battle of World War II

  The Battle of Okinawa impacted millions...

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• Indiana High School Award Students for WWII Videos

  Indiana high school students have been working on WWII-era video projects since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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• Is a China/US Cold War Already Underway?

  Tensions between China and the US have been high since before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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• The Last Person to Receive Civil War-Era Pension Has Died

  Irene Triplett died in North Carolina last week. She was 90 years old.

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