Most people know the name Jimmy Doolittle for his famous World War II raid on Tokyo that earned him the…
When doing some research on women in the military, I happened onto a story about a woman with an inspirational…
At 18 years old, Diane Barker was planning her future, but her family didn’t have enough money to send her…
Dan Bankhead was the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Before that, he played in Negro League baseball…
Singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte was in the Navy during World War II, dropping out of high…
For most of his childhood growing up in Sun Village, Calif., Ray Wilson thought his father’s service in World War…
Before his death on Oct. 4 at age 100, Eddie Robinson was the last living person to have won the…
The “Rosie the Riveters” of World War II are an inspiration to all generations for their courage and commitment and…
It was March 1942 and college student Charles McGee was studying engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Less…
Girl power took on an entirely new meaning recently when 93 female veterans whose service spanned from World War II…
On the morning of Sept. 8, 1944, Soldiers with the 5th Infantry Division were ordered to cross the Moselle River…
The COVID-19 global pandemic, 9/11 World Trade Center terror attack and the moon landing are just some of the memorable…
Bea Arthur was best known for her acting roles in the 1966 Broadway musical “Mame;” the 1970s sitcoms “All In…