March 27, 2024 On this day in history, March 27, 1912, Washington, D.C., cherry trees planted, gift from people of Tokyo The cherry trees of Washington, D.C. — which blossom beautifully each spring — were a gift from the people of Tokyo and were planted on this day in history, March 27, 1912.
March 21, 2024 Pearl Harbor survivor, 1 of the last remaining, dies at 102 Richard C. "Dick" Higgins, a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, has died at the age of 102 in Bend, Oregon. Higgins was one of the few remaining survivors.
January 6, 2024 On this day in history, January 6, 1941, FDR delivers Four Freedoms speech, steeling Americans for WWII President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address of Jan. 6, 1941, as he prepared Americans for the inevitable entry into World War II.
December 16, 2023 Jack Carr's take on 'Uncommon Valor,' which premiered on this day, December 16, 1983: 'Semper Fidelis' In this latest piece by Jack Carr for 91±¬ÁÏ Digital, the bestselling author and former Navy SEAL reflects on a film about never leaving a military man behind, "Uncommon Valor."
December 7, 2023 World War II veteran, 103, returns to Pearl Harbor 82 years after Japan's attack to honor fallen comrades A 103-year-old World War II veteran who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor has returned to Hawaii to honor those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
December 7, 2023 Japanese pilot who led Pearl Harbor attack learned lessons of love, faith and forgiveness after the war Mitsuo Fuchida, the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, was inspired to renounce his warrior code and become a Christian evangelist after the war.
November 25, 2023 Kim Jong Un claims to see US target regions with spy satellite, including Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Base North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un visited a command center in Pyongyang to view alleged satellite images of South Korean and U.S. military bases.
June 20, 2023 Jack Carr's take on Audie Murphy, born on this day in 1925: 'They were killing my friends' Bestselling novelist Jack Carr — who's announced an upcoming nonfiction book series called "Targeted" — weighs in on military hero and actor Audie Murphy, born June 20, 1925.
April 24, 2023 One of the last 2 USS Arizona battleship survivors, Ken Potts, dies at age 102 Ken Potts, a survivor of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank during Japan’s attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, has died at his home in Utah at age 102.
March 1, 2023 Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holder dies at age 101 Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II flyer, has died in Arizona at 101 years old. He was a teenager when he witnessed the bombing.