Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson, who integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, was born to a sharecropping family in Cairo, Georgia, on this day in history, Jan. 31, 1919. His fight for racial equality and his exploits on the field of play made
A contractor recently came across a historic discovery as he was renovating a client’s bathroom in Seattle, Washington. Vadim Kharkhavyy, who works with Polar Bear Construction, was ripping out a bathtub when he saw a grenade “between the studs,” KIRO 7 News
Brilliant bombshell Hedy Lamarr, the Austria-born Hollywood hottie who carved out a concurrent career as a pioneer of weapons and communication technology in World War II, died on this day in history, Jan. 19, 2000. She was 85 years old. Lamarr was
Heroic WWII soldiers slaughtered because of bad intelligence on bloodiest battlefield (Image: Getty) Major Hardy Parker with the 2nd Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers wrote home: “I looked up at the Monastery, a mass of jutting rubble. “The whole area in front of
Thousands of far-right activists in Italy were filmed performing a stiff-armed Nazi salute in a scene reminiscent of World War II. Crowds gathered outside the former Italian Social Movement (MSI) headquarters in Rome on Sunday to mark 46 year since three militants
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a dramatic call to the American people to protect and defend four universal human ideals in his State of the Union address on this day in history, Jan. 6, 1941. The speech came amid the frightening and
American GIs sacrificed their bodies and their lives, their hopes, dreams and loves, during World War II. They also sacrificed their Christmases. The pain, fear and loneliness that the Greatest Generation suffered during four horrific Decembers of World War II were evident
A California WWII vet who ran the Nuremberg Opera House — welcoming the likes of Mickey Rooney and Bob Hope — turned 103 last month. Now, he’s sharing his tips for a fulfilling life — which include good food, good wine and
Imperial Japan launched a devastating Sunday morning surprise attack on the U.S. Navy and other military assets at Pearl Harbor, rousing a “sleeping giant” and thrusting an enraged America into World War II, on this day in history, Dec. 7, 1941. “For
Winston Churchill, whose resolute leadership and combative spirit rallied Britain when it stood against Nazi Germany in some of the darkest days of World War II, was born in Oxfordshire, England, on this day in history, Nov. 30, 1874. Churchill was thrown