173rd at Dak To
This artwork decorates the cover of the 173rd Airborne Brigade's report on the 1967 Battle of Dak To in Vietnam.
A funeral for a hero
General MacArthur died at the age of 84 and is listed in this casualty report. He was honored with a state funeral, which he had helped to plan. With ceremonies that...
Appealing to the Board
President Franklin D. Roosevelt set up the National War Labor Board in January 1942. The Board mediated wartime labor disputes and consisted of representatives from...
Cold weather problems
On January 28, 1986, at 11:30, A.M. just one minute after lift off, the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew were destroyed in an explosion. Not long after the...
Confirmation requested
World War I was the first conflict to see widespread use of airpower. Initially used to locate the enemy; airplanes quickly found offensive uses. This form records...
Daily staff journal
Item 19 on this daily staff journal documents the exact time when Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon—11:03 A.M. The entry was made by a soldier in the 101st Airborne...
“Field Name: Diane”
On September 30, 1944, Virginia Hall wrote this report about her resistance work in German-occupied France. Hall worked for the Office of Strategic Services training,...