Despite its heroic stand, not one member of the 3rd Division was awarded the Medal of Honor throughout World War I, but that ...

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Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History ... Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her decades of public service. The award, which was bestowed by President Biden, is the highest ...

In doing so, Freeman would become a championship-winning head coach at a relatively young age ... How Marcus Freeman made history as NCAA's first Black coach in title game Revisiting Marcus ...

Cushing was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point ... Army's successful repulse of the Confederate assault. History shows that the Confederacy would be on the defensive ...

“This is a nice medal, but I wasn’t the only one.” Likewise, Medinger said, “There were a lot of us who served, not just me.” “On behalf of the State of Nebraska, it is my honor to ...

It was only the second time that US women had ever won a medal in the event ... away—no parental coercion was needed. She is the youngest of five sisters and one brother, and she and her ...

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Netflix's limited series American Primeval has sparked renewed debate about Brigham Young, a controversial figure in American history. Brigham Young was neither completely evil nor absolutely ...

He turned 19 last month, and is the youngest man from the United States to get this far at the Australian Open since an 18-year-old Sampras reached the fourth round in 1990. Sampras won the U.S ...