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Discover the Civil War origin behind the phrase "hold the fort," from General Sherman’s battle signals to popular gospel hymns.

Find out how the Invasion of Normandy in 1944 came to be known as D-Day, and what the "D" stands for.

Roman general Gaius Marius's soldiers weren't happy at all when he forced them to wear backpacks—yet they helped the Romans score a surprise triumph on the battlefield.

From John Lennon to Creedence Clearwater Revival, these songs soundtracked the anti-war movement's pinnacle.

Discover the shocking military pasts of your favorite rock, country, and hip-hop icons. From Jimi Hendrix's paratrooper days to Johnny Cash's Cold War secrets, read the untold stories of famous musicians who served in the armed forces.

A poem is the reason why Friday before Memorial Day is National Poppy Day.

How a historic military victory in Mexico became a cultural phenomenon in the United States.

From war games flagged as reality to solar storms, here are some of the world's most intense close calls in recent history.

How fast can you name all 26 words in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet? This quiz will put your knowledge and speed to the test.

Why go to war over gold or land when you could fight over lobsters and a severed ear instead?

Doris Miller was stationed on the USS ‘West Virginia’ when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Despite being prohibited from gunnery training due to his race, he ended up saving an untold number of lives.

Some mourners leave coins at grave sites rather than flowers. Here's what each denomination means.

The date was chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the end of World War I, which occurred at the 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month.

Alvin King probably isn’t in many history books, but he deserves at least a paragraph.

The answer involves World War I soldiers and a cute bird.

Wearing your favorite old pair of camouflage shorts on a Caribbean cruise could put a real damper on your vacation.

After dropping the atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, almost all of the 12 men aboard the ‘Enola Gay’ had something to say about it.

Eighty years after the first—and only—deployment of atomic bombs, here’s a look back at one of history’s most devastating acts of war.

Sometimes the military systems put in place to avert nuclear annihilation worked a little too well.

Eighty years after the first atomic bomb was detonated in New Mexico, we’re still feeling the political and scientific shockwaves.

While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, these lesser-known figures nonetheless played critical roles in the shaping of the American Revolution.