The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts ...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender documents on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, left foreground, who surrendered Bataan to the ...

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The nation’s capital is a must-visit destination for those looking to immerse themselves in American history and pride.

The countdown is on-just over a month remains until the 2025 edition of the Geneseo Airshow (July 12/13), proudly known as the "Greatest Show on Turf." This year, the National Warplane Museum will ...

Over the past two Fridays, I have shared my friends’ perfect plan for visiting what most people have on their bucket list: a ...

On December 7, 1941, sixteen-year-old Turner Thompson, born July 3, 1925, was walking near the Doe Run section at the foot of ...

The large-scale use of mass bombing – a core tactic in the European theatre – was only possible against Japan in the last two years of World War II. This was when B-29 Superfortress bombers ...

World War II: The loss of East China ; China divided ; Chongqing and Yan'an, 1938-1941 ; Chongqing and Yan'an in the widening war ; War's end -- The fall of the Guomindang state: The Japanese ...

USS Missouri’s kamikaze exhibit shares different perspective on Japanese fighter pilots Updated: Apr. 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM PDT | By Jonathan Masaki ...

All of the major U.S. airplane builders including Curtiss-Wright were hit by massive contract cancellations because of the Japanese surrender. In 1946 Curtiss-Wright had only two experimental military ...