Here’s the Song ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Beat out to Become the Anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner”, the inspired words penned by lawyer Francis Scott Key while a “guest” on a British ship during the War of 1812 — words that eventually became the […]
Hear the Music Playlist the Military Used to ‘Smoke Out’ a Dictator
Former drug-toting, ally-turned-enemy dictator Manuel Noriega died on Monday. He was 83. Over two decades ago, in December of 1989, the United States military invaded Panama — the nation of […]
Poll: Americans Think This Military Branch Is Most Important
There’s no right answer. Each branch of the United States military exists because it has its own purpose — specialities and functions. That said, a popular and highly-regarded polling outfit […]
JFK’s World War II Hero Story
Years before he became the youngest American to ever be elected President of the United States, inspiring countless numbers to public service, establishing the Peace Corps, dealing with the palpitating Cuban […]
Test Your Patriotic IQ With This American Flag One Question Quiz
In 1977, the House of Representatives published a book about the American flag. In it, they detailed why the symbols of the “Star-Spangled Banner” are so meaningful. “The star is […]
Watch Navy Officer/JEOPARDY! Contestant Misfire on Navy Question
Once in a blue moon, a frustrating phenomenon occurs when we try to dig up words or letters. Wordnesia. It’s when a word and its composition of letters suddenly looks strange […]
TRIVIA: Every American President With a Beard Was a ______________?
Including current POTUS, there have been, in total, 45 Presidents of the United States of America. While the former real estate developer and reality television star is clean-shaven, many of his […]
That Time Tom Hardy Played a Fighting Iraq War Marine Veteran
These days British-born Tom Hardy, 39, is considered by many to be one of Hollywood’s premier actors, having received heaps of applause for performances in The Dark Knight Rises (as “Bane”), […]
‘Get Your Dirks & Bayonets!’: the West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826
Christmas Day, 1826. When it was over, the damage was evident all across the North Barracks at the academy in upstate New York. Two officers assaulted and threatened. Several broken […]
Take Our One Question War Movie Quiz!
Hollywood isn’t afraid to depict war. Shoot, they’ve made more than a cottage industry out of *attempting* to do so. Actually, tear down the cottage: they’ve basically based their whole […]
No, No, Mister Rogers Was NOT a U.S. Military Sniper
The life of “Mister” Fred McFeely Rogers was, if anything, an exceedingly American one. The man who raised generations of children from their television sets and taught them to be […]
Greetings! What Country Are THESE Soldiers From?? [UPDATED]
Here’s a comfortable slice of military trivia for you. A pleasant and cozy trite challenge for your marvelous mind. What country are these soldiers in the following photograph from? Hmm? If […]
Quiz! Can You Match the Motto With the U.S. Military Force?
Most Americans have heard of “Semper Fi”, the staunch Latin phrase that accompanies the United States Marine Corps all over the globe. You’ve seen it on bumperstickers, uttered in commercials and […]
This Is Why Brazil Speaks Portuguese, Not Spanish
In between popping pistachios while you flip from beach volleyball to gymnastics to steeplechase to dressage to field hockey to water polo you might have wondered: why is it that […]
Mad!? The Cold War Gave Us These Odd, Beaked Spies
Remember these animals? These bloodthirsty avian cretans? All high on revenge and mindless retaliation? White trench coat. Black trench coat. Failed scheme. Another failed scheme. Spy Vs. Spy. It was […]
The Deleted “Dr. Strangelove” Pie Fight Ending in Pictures
Perhaps the darkest of the dark comedies about war, and most certainly the bleakest about American nuclear war, turned 52 years old this January. In case you didn’t know. Dr. […]
Hey, What Country Is THIS Soldier From?? [UPDATED]
Here’s a comfortable slice of military trivia for you. A pleasant and cozy trite challenge for your marvelous mind. What country is the soldier in the following photograph from? Hmm? If […]
Trivia: What Country Is the Soldier in This Photo From??
A bit of trivia for you. What country is the soldier from in the following photograph? The one in the foreground with the orange-tinted eyewear, of course. If you think […]
Here’s Fred Thompson Delivering the Greatest Military Movie Line
Sadly, we lost actor, lawyer and former United States senator Fred Thompson back in 2015. He was 73. Thompson, a staunch Republican, represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1994 […]