Lieutenant Colonel Robert Friend, one of the remaining original members of the Tuskegee Airmen—the first group of African-American pilots to serve in the U.S. military—passed away at 99 years old on June 21.

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Though it was more than 100 years ago—on April 6, 1917—that the United States entered the First World War, its effect on our language continues.
The inmates at Alcatraz Prison had lived above a network of potential escape routes leftover from the island's days as a military fortification.
She was one of the first women to join the Navy's flight program and the first to fly a tactical fighter jet.
The mathematician laid the groundwork for technology we all use today.
Nearly 600 works of Nazi propaganda are tucked away under lock and key at Fort Belvoir.
The adaptive sport competition is led by Prince Harry, who will attend the 2018 Sydney Games with Meghan Markle.
This is your chance to be the next George Clooney—or at least the next Lieutenant Frank Stokes.
Your tax dollars at work!
The ships moored together and formed a micronation. (It might as well have been an adult summer camp.)
What was meant to serve as a historical landmark has turned into an ongoing series of headaches.
Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for nonviolent resistance in the civil rights movement. The Deacons for Defense and Justice preferred to shoot their way out of trouble.
The Japanese-American regiment that served during WWII received thousands of honors—but most just said they were doing their duty.
She's described in her official file as “officious—but probably a good worker if she has her own way!”
More than 150 volunteers ensure that no soldier is ever buried alone.
The King served; The Boss did not.
According to the U.S. Flag Code, you shouldn’t let the flag touch the ground or hang it upside-down. While there’s no express prohibition about reversing the image, it’s probably a safe bet you shouldn’t do that, either.
If things had gone a bit differently in the French and Indian War, we’d all be speaking French right now.
9. James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender, Colin Hanks, Dominic Cooper, and Andrew Scott were among some of the up-and-coming actors who appeared in it.