The Dilemma of D-Day Drinks It’s June 1944, D-Day is underway, and Allied soldiers are storming the beaches of Normandy. But there’s a…

A Revolutionary Design in WWII Aviation The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, known as the “Flying Swallow,” was a beacon of innovation in World War…

Unlikely Beginnings  Edward “Butch” O’Hare’s story begins far from the heroics of aerial combat. His father, Edward Joseph (EJ) O’Hare, known as “Easy…

The Race for Glory In March 1944, the Pacific War’s skies buzzed with an intense competition among U.S. fighter aces. The goal was…

The Fateful Mission  In 1944, a group of sleek and formidable P-51 Mustangs patrolled the vast skies over France. These were times of…

A Symbol of Britishness With Unexpected Beginnings It’s widely recognized as an emblem of British identity, featured prominently from historical warplanes to the…

In September 1977, CBS debuted Stan Lee’s Spider-Man on television as a two-hour movie, later evolving into The Amazing Spider-Man series. This marked…

Nazi rally in the Cathedral of Light, 1937. The Cathedral of Light was a main aesthetic feature of the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg starting…

Tourists take tea atop the Great Pyramid. 1938. By the late eighteenth century, Egypt had been reduced to nothing more than an impoverished…

Before anyone ever heard the word “cowgirl,” there were women who ventured west. Most traveled with their families on covered wagons, beginning in…

Women boxing on a roof, 1938. They are all wearing dance shoes so they are probably performers for a variety show. Since no…

Mining coal has always been a dangerous and challenging occupation, requiring workers to dig deep underground, often in cramped and dangerous conditions. In…