May 5 in U.S. military history
1862: Disappointed in the lack of progress of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, President Abraham Lincoln departs for
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NASA
April 11 in U.S. military history
1918: 1st Aero Squadron pilots, equipped with the French Spad biplanes (featured image), perform the first American reconnaissance flight over
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April 9 in U.S. military history
1865: The war lost, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concludes, “There is nothing left for me to do, but to
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John Glenn: from MiG Killer to Oldest Man in Space
If you had to name the ten most-famous Americans ever, who would be on your list? Better yet: if you
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NASA’s fleet
Clockwise, starting at left: The Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31, McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD (Short Takeoff and Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator), Lockheed’s SR-71, Convair
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