Eisenhower set the date for D-Day on this day, picking June 5, 1944. It would move to a day later due to weather conditions, but the wheels were now in motion for the greatest armada in history to land on the continent.

City of New Orleans founded!

Dale Hansen received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic leadership on Okinawa, when he led a series of one man assaults on Japanese positions with bazooka, rifle and grenade.  He was killed by a Japanese sniper three days later. Honor and remember him!

David Fount, Medal of Honor. He absorbed the blast from a claymore mine, saving his soldiers lives. Remember him!

The great Bob Hope performed his first of 57 world wide USO shows on this day in 1941.

Alan Shepherd, a United States Naval aviator, became the first American and the second man in space on this day. Shepard was a remarkable American and an impressive leader. Learn about him and share his story.  Shepard’s father, Bart, had served in France in World War II and then again in World War II. The younger Shepard was a bit … Read More

The United States gained control and restarted the Panama Canal project on this day.

William Hall earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership at the Battle of The Coral Sea, when he attacked a squadron of Japanese torpedo bombers single-handedly despite being badly wounded himself. Honor and remember him!

Powhatan Clarke earned the Medal of Honor in the Apache Wars when he saved one of his wounded soldiers from under Apache fire. Honor and remember him! Frederic Remington painted Clarke several times. Read his Medal of Honor citation:

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first modern naval battle and a precursor to Midway a month later, starts on this day. It was the first naval battle in which the opposing fleets never saw each other save by airplane. It was a tactical loss, in terms of ships lost or damaged, for the Americans, but a strategic victory, … Read More