After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

On Jan. 31, 1943, a bus line serving Camp Beale announced a schedule to begin the following day to dramatically increase the number of round trips between the base and. Camp Beale opened in October ...

The historic Piasa Masonic Temple, built in 1915 in Downtown Alton, remains unoccupied but holds a rich history dating back to 1844.

On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew ...

The chaplains were seen grouped, arm-in-arm, together on the keel of the ship as it was swallowed up into the depths of the ocean.

Pfc. Arthur A. Clifton quit school to join the Army just before the Korean War. He was killed in Korea, but couldn't be ...

Donna Monteleone of Sandy Hook, a veteran of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, was among the 14 veterans recently inducted into the ...

With few exceptions, the historical footprints of African Americans who trod Clark County in the early days are challenging to track. Through the Corps of Discovery’s journals, we know about York. He’ ...

Benjamin O. Davis Senior’s career started during a time when society and, more so the military, did not think highly of ...

U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.

The gearing up for World War II sparked an unprecedented surge in asbestos use, as the military required vast quantities of this fire-resistant material for shipbuilding, aircraft production and ...

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