Latest "History" stories

One final toast: Last goblet ceremony held for Dick Cole and the Doolittle Raiders

"To those who have gone": Top Air Force leaders and the Cole family bid farewell to the Raiders one last time.

By Stephen Losey

14 months ago

58 years ago, James Meredith broke the color barrier at Ole Miss. Here’s how the Air Force and Army shaped that battle

“I knew then that I had to leave the Air Force, come back to Mississippi, and go to war.”

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

A brief history of the Korean War

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

By Sarah Sicard

3 years ago

CMSgt JoAnne Bass to become first woman to serve as chief master sergeant of the Air Force

The next chief of staff of the Air Force, Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, said Bass has the experience for the job and a leadership style that matches his own.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Walter Boyne — bomber pilot, historian, novelist and Air and Space Museum director — dies at 90

Among his many accomplishments, Boyne was an aviation hall of famer and a key player in the creation of the massive Udvar-Hazy expansion to the Air and Space Museum.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

American Legion secured a 24-hour guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 82 years ago today

On July 2, 1937, approval was granted for 24-hour guarding of the tomb — even in situations of hazardous weather conditions. The change came following efforts from the American Legion for nonstop oversight.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago