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How Did Joan Of Arc Die? Inside Her Grisly Demise While Being Burned At The Stake
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After leading France from the brink of defeat during the Hundred Years’ War, Joan of Arc was captured and put on trial for heresy by the English — then burned at the stake. Joan of Arc didn’t set out to become a martyr. But as the teenage French warrior faced…
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On This Day 77 Years Ago…
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On June 15, 1944, U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of this strategically significant Japanese island of Saipan with a goal of gaining a crucial air base from which the U.S. could launch its new long-range B-29 bombers directly at Japan’s home islands. Saipan, the second largest island in the Marianas,…
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After giving care for a scalp wound, a Japanese baby is cared for by men a medical unit of the 27th Infantry Division.
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The baby was discovered by a tank crew during the fighting below Mt. Tapotchau on Saipan in July of 1944. 🗻 Saipan 15 June 1944 Two 4th Division US Marines take cover in a shell hole on Saipan, June 1944 . On June 15, 1944, during the Pacific Campaign, U.S.…
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January 24, 1943 Wahoo spotted a destroyer with submarines around it. Morton fired three torpedoes on the destroyer, but they missed.
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Wahoo watched as the destroyer headed its way, and at dangerously close range, Wahoo fired another torpedo that broke the enemy ship in half. A few days later, Wahoo encountered another convoy and was credited with sinking Buyo Maru, Fukuei Maru, and an unknown maru. On February 7, Wahoo arrived…
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This Day in History-Jan 26, 1945
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American Lt. Audie Murphy, is wounded in France. Born the son of Texas sharecroppers on June 20, 1924, Murphy served three years of active duty, beginning as a private, rising to the rank of staff sergeant, and finally winning a battlefield commission to 2nd Lieutenant. He was wounded three times,…
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HERO’S
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The smallest artefact can grow into an extremely long trail and important story. This Ulster Volunteer Force lapel badge from 1913 belonged to the husband of the cook for Lord and Lady Smiley of Drumalis in Larne.He farmed a local farm known as Droagh Farm near Larne and he was…
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Horace Seaver “Stump” Carswell Jr. was a United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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After the German invasion of Poland, Carswell decided to join the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was appointed a flying cadet in Dallas on March 26, 1940, and trained at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, getting his commission and wings toward the end of 1940. He instructed…
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Vietnam War History: The Battle of Loc Ninh
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On this day, November 9, in 1967, the fierce ten-day battle for the Loc Ninh Special Forces Camp came to an end. Just miles from the Cambodian border, the camp was a strategic stronghold in South Vietnam, defended by U.S. Army Special Forces and South Vietnamese irregular forces. On October…
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Battle of the Bulge
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During the Battle of the Bulge, which took place from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, American soldiers faced one of the most intense and brutal engagements of World War II in the harsh winter conditions of the Ardennes Forest. As German forces launched a surprise counteroffensive, the American…
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This picture shows four veterans of four different American wars. The picture was taken in the mid 1940s.
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In the top left is Pearl Perry Johnson, a veteran of the Second World War.Next to him stands Hilyeard H. Young, a veteran of the First World War.In the bottom left sits Oscar P. Ruth, a veteran of the Spanish-American War.And next to him sits Andrew Jackson Everist, a veteran…