The Korean War
On 25 June 1950, armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off ...
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Women in the Army
May 14th, 2012, by denny
On 14 May 1942, a bill establishing a women’s corps in the US Army was passed ...
Listen & More...The Navy Reserves
March 3rd, 2012, by denny
On 3 Mar 1915, the US Naval Reserve was founded. Toward the end of the Nineteenth ...
Listen & More...Chicago O”Hare
February 20th, 2012, by denny
On 20 Feb 1042, during WWII, Lt. Edward O’Hare took off from the aircraft carrier Lexington ...
Listen & More...A Shameful Way to treat Americans
January 15th, 2012, by denny
On 14 Jan 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Presidential Proclamation No. 2537, requiring aliens from WWII-enemy ...
Listen & More...Why Germany declared War on the US
December 12th, 2011, by denny
On 11 Dec 1941, Adolf Hitler declared war on the US, bringing America, which had been ...
Listen & More...Pearl Harbor Day
December 7th, 2011, by denny
On 7 Dec 1941, at 7:55 am Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red ...
Listen & More...Not playing nice with enemies
November 28th, 2011, by denny
On 27 Nov 1942, during WWII, French Admiral Jean de Laborde sank the French fleet anchored ...
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October 31st, 2011, by denny
On 31 Oct 1941, USS Reuben James (DD-245)—a post-WWI four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first US Navy ...
Listen & More...Hitler, Moscow, and the US today
October 2nd, 2011, by denny
On 2 Oct 1941, the Germans began their surge to Moscow led by the 1st Army ...
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