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1918 – Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane. It is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military. […]

René of Chalon, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Gelre, died on 15 July 1544, aged

Fra’ Jean “Parisot” de la Valette (4 February 1495[?] – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand

1779 – John Paul Jones takes command of Bonhomme Richard. Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in

The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the “Immortal Chaplains” or the “Dorchester Chaplains”, were four World War II chaplains

Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (3 February 1689 – 7 September 1741) was a Spanish admiral best remembered for the

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the

James I the Conqueror (Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon, Count

Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer February 1, 1943 The U.S. Air Force bomber All American’s tail is

Auguste Blanqui, in full Louis-Auguste Blanqui, (born February 1, 1805, Puget-Théniers, France—died January 1, 1881, Paris), revolutionary socialist, a legendary