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Colin Purdie Kelly Jr. (July 11, 1915 – December 10, 1941) was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot […]

Sgt. William Harvey Carney Died December 9, 1908 b. 1840 American soldier. His acts of bravery in the Civil War

John Glenn (John Herschel Glenn, Jr.) Died December 8, 2016 b. 1921 American astronaut, U.S. Senator (1974-99, D-Ohio). He was

1941– The USS Arizona burns. At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the

Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, but as the Civil War was just

1943 USAAF Ninth Air Force directive establishes Operation CROSSBOW (operations against German V-1 missile launching sites) for the IX Bomber

Gilbert Stuart – Born December 3, 1755 d. 1828 American artist. His best known work is the unfinished portrait of

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1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars

1969 – The U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II in 1942. The Selective Service System