The Filipino flag is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.
The Filipino flag is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.
War
There are less than 100 surviving American World War I veterans.
There are less than 100 surviving American World War I veterans.
World War II veterans are now dying at the rate of about 1,100 each day.
World War II veterans are now dying at the rate of about 1,100 each day.
More than 8,100 US troops are still listed as missing in action from the Korean war.
More than 8,100 US troops are still listed as missing in action from the Korean war.
Soldiers from every country salute with their right hand.
Soldiers from every country salute with their right hand.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
The USSR set off the largest nuclear explosion in history, detonating a 50 megaton bomb (2600 times the Hiroshima bomb) in an atmospheric test over the Novaya Zemla Islands, October 30 1961.
The USSR set off the largest nuclear explosion in history, detonating a 50 megaton bomb (2600 times the Hiroshima bomb) in an atmospheric test over the Novaya Zemla Islands, October 30 1961.
The US federal income tax was first enacted in 1862 to support the Union’s Civil War effort. It was eliminated in 1872, revived in 1894 then declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court the following year. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution made the income tax a permanent fixture in the US tax system.
The US federal income tax was first enacted in 1862 to support the Union’s Civil War effort. It was eliminated in 1872, revived in 1894 then declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court the following year. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution made the income tax a permanent fixture in the US tax system.
The total number of Americans killed in the Civil War is greater than the combined total of Americans killed in all other wars.
The total number of Americans killed in the Civil War is greater than the combined total of Americans killed in all other wars.
The shortest war on record, between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasted just 38 minutes.
The shortest war on record, between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasted just 38 minutes.