Learn more about Dunkirk

February 1, 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/launch_ani_fall_france_campaign.shtml

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Ever hear of the Hindenburg?

December 11, 2012

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Killing bin Laden

November 7, 2012

For the first time, a first-hand account of the raid that killed the world’s most wanted terrorist from one of the Navy SEALS who pulled the trigger. Scott Pelley interviews “Mark Owen,” a former SEAL who was in the room when Osama bin Laden died from American bullets, in an exclusive interview.

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The Longest War, Learn more about the Afghanistan War

October 1, 2012

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Get the latest news about the war in Afghanistan

May 14, 2012

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-triage-commander-gen-john-allen-hastily-transforming-us-mission-in-afghanistan/2012/05/12/gIQAzbttKU_story.html

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Killer at 70,000 Feet

March 26, 2012

The occupational hazards of flying the U-2.

http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/Killer-at-70000-Feet.html

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A pilot takes a self-portrait aboard the U-2.

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Ever wonder what a Civil War prison was like?

February 17, 2012

http://www.c-span.org/History/Lectures-in-History-Timothy-Orr-Old-Dominion-University-History-Professor–Civil-War-Prisons/10737426707/

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Old Capitol Civil War Prison photo


George Washington, Spymaster

January 31, 2012

Without his brilliance at espionage the Revolution could not have been won.

http://www.americanheritage.com/content/george-washington-spymaster?page=show

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Half A Million Purple Hearts

January 31, 2012

Why a 200-year-old decoration offers evidence in the controversy surrounding the Hiroshima bombing.

http://www.americanheritage.com/content/half-million-purple-hearts?page=show

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The Man Who Didn’t Shoot Washington

January 31, 2012

http://www.americanheritage.com/content/man-who-didn%E2%80%99t-shoot-washington

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Drill Master At Valley Forge

January 31, 2012

How Baron von Steuben used a tough winter to make a solid army out of a collection of untrained volunteers

http://www.americanheritage.com/content/drill-master-valley-forge

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Flying Aircraft Carrier

January 30, 2012

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Learn more about the first Union officer killed in the Civil War

January 17, 2012

http://npg.si.edu/exhibit/ellsworth/index.html

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Quiz: The Known Knowns About The Iraq War

December 15, 2011

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/15/143773371/quiz-the-known-knowns-about-the-iraq-war

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See the facts about the Iraq War

December 15, 2011

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11107739

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American Troops prepare to leave Iraq

December 12, 2011

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Check out these photos of Pearl Harbor

December 8, 2011

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2101677,00.html?cnn=yes&hpt=hp_c3

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Wernher von Braun’s Legacy

November 7, 2011

 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/werner-von-braun.html

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Do you know who Gus Grissom is?

October 1, 2011

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/grissom50/

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War Dogs

September 29, 2011

Courageous canines use their noses to help soldiers

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756400

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A military working dog is safely strapped to a skydiving soldier.