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Civil War Battles

VIDEO: Battery H Of The 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery At Gettysburg

Vietnam

Dan Bullock: The youngest American killed in the Vietnam War

MH Video

Pearl Harbor Mystery

Figures/Biographies

Interview: Author Dorothy Love

News

Video: Expert Commentary, Ret. Army Col.’s Lessons for Fallujah from the Ground in Ramadi

WWII Battles

Video: World War II Veteran Gordon Hearne Describes The War Experience

Aviation History

Video: Yankee Air Museum ‘Bomber Buffing’ 2016

Military History

Video: Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard Helicopter Dedication at NASM

Art/Literature

Video: World War II-Era Cartoon Private Snafu Outwits Booby Traps

News

Video: ‘Glamour Girls of 1943’ World War II Propaganda

World War II

Video: ‘Two Down One To Go’ World War II Propaganda After German & Italian Defeat

Entertainment & Culture

Video: Eleanor Roosevelt & ‘Women in Defense’ in 1941

Politics

Video: World War II War Criminals Standing Trial

World War II

Video: The Real Nazi Invasion of Poland in World War II

World War II

Video: Japan Surrenders to Allies in World War II Newscast

World War II

Video: V-J Day Celebrations Across the US as Japan Surrenders

Today in History: Born onJanuary 22

1440

Ivan III (the Great), grand prince of Russia.

1561

Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, essayist (The Advancement of Learning).

1788

Lord George Byron, English romantic poet ("Lara," "Don Juan.")

1874

D.W. [David Wark] Griffith, influential U.S. film director (The Birth of A Nation, Intolerance).

1890

Fred Vinson, Thirteenth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

1906

Willa Brown-Chappell, pioneer aviator.

Civil War Times

Target Vicksburg: The Union Challenge of Taking the City on the Hill

The Hill City controlled the Mississippi River. Taking it wouldn’t be easy

Civil War Figures

Meet the U.S. Army’s First Black Surgeon: Alexander Augusta

Alexander Augusta swam forward against waves of racism to become the United State Army's first Black surgeon

Technology/Weaponry

Explore the Life of a U.S. Infantryman in Vietnam

The U.S. Infantryman Vietnam Pocket Manual contains gems such as infantry “patrol tips,” maneuver techniques, and fighting methods for various environments