On this day in 1945, Wake Island is finally returned to American hands. The Japanese had been in possession of the island since December 1941. Wake Island had not fallen without a fight. That little island is part of a small atoll, lying about halfway between Hawaii and Japan. By the early 1940s, the United States Navy was constructing defenses…
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On this day in 1777, the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge occurs. Some believe this battle was the first at which the Stars and Stripes were flown. Appropriate, if so? This battle was the only Revolutionary War battle to occur in Delaware—later the first state to ratify the Constitution. The battle occurred mere days after General William Howe had made the…
A six-month-old girl is in critical condition at a Texas hospital after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents apprehended her, her father and 21 other people who illegally crossed the Rio Grande into the United States, officials said Saturday. More: Six-month-old girl in critical condition after father brings her across border illegally, officials say
Gary Sinise, the actor famous for portraying Lieutenant Dan in the movie “Forrest Gump,” is celebrating 25 years advocating for the non-profit organization Disabled American Veterans (DAV) this week. More: Actor Gary Sinise Celebrates 25 Years Of Veterans Advocacy
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B military space plane has now been circling Earth for 700 days, just a few weeks shy of the vehicle’s spaceflight-duration record. More: X-37B military space plane’s latest mystery mission hits 700 days
On this day in 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a so-called moon buggy. Did you know that Apollo 15 carried the only NASA crew composed entirely of former U.S. Air Force pilots? It’s easy to forget what a big deal these Apollo missions were, but they accomplished John F. Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man…
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Friday, lifting a freeze put in place by a lower court that had halted its plans to use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to build a border wall. More: Supreme Court paves way for Trump administration to use military funds for border wall
