The Fall of Fort Washington
On November 16th, 1776, British and Hessian forces assaulted Fort Washington, the last major Continental stronghold on Manhattan Island.
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Thomas E. Atkins
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn defense in the Pacific war.
Trent Affair at Sea
Only one day after the Port Royal victory, another Union action at sea nearly widened the war in a dangerous direction.
U.N. Security Council Resolution 678
Decades later, questions of war and peace shifted to New York, where the United Nations Security Council voted on a resolution addressing Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
U.S. bombers strike Rome
By the summer of the Second World War, Allied forces were fighting their way up the Italian boot while strategic air forces targeted the infrastructure that kept Axis armies supplied. On July 19th, 1943, hundreds of bombers from the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force attacked rail yards and communications nodes in and around Rome. The strikes aimed to disrupt German logistics and pressure Italy’s l
Union Army withdraws after Fredericksburg
By December 15th, 1862, the Army of the Potomac was pulling back across the Rappahannock River after the bloody defeat at Fredericksburg.
United States name adopted
On this date, the Continental Congress resolved that the “United Colonies” would henceforth be known as the “United States of America.” It was a decision made in the middle of a war whose outcome was far from certain, but it gave the rebellion a clearer political…
United States Naval School opens at Annapolis
Not every turning point comes with smoke and cannon fire.
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
A story of a wooden frigate under fire, a nickname earned in cannon smoke, and a young navy learning it could stand toe-to-toe with the world’s best.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated
On November 13th, 1982, after years of debate over how to remember a difficult war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated.
Walter E. Truemper
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and steadfast loyalty in the air war over Europe in World War II.
William A. Shomo
A Medal of Honor story of audacity and precision in the skies over the Pacific during World War II.
William R. Lawley Jr
How a 23-year-old pilot kept a burning Flying Fortress in the air long enough to save his crew over Nazi-occupied Europe.
Ysmael R. Villegas
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and ultimate sacrifice in the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Anduril YFQ-44A
A clean-sheet semi-autonomous uncrewed fighter prototype developed for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program and flown in 2025.
BAE Systems Taranis
A British low-observable autonomous combat-aircraft demonstrator built to mature future strike, survivability, and unmanned fast-jet technologies.
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
An Australian-developed reusable collaborative combat aircraft built for autonomous teaming with crewed combat aircraft and demonstrated in operationally relevant air-to-air missions.
Boeing Phantom Ray
A fighter-sized autonomous unmanned demonstrator built as a reusable test bed for strike, suppression of enemy air defenses, electronic attack, and related combat missions.