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The House on Waverly Drive: The Tate and LaBianca Murders
The Tate-LaBianca murders shocked the nation. Fifty years later, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca are the forgotten victims of the Manson Family.
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Robert Mueller in Vietnam
In December 1968, while fighting in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, Second Lieutenant Robert S. Mueller earned the Bronze Star for rescuing a fellow Marine. His time in Vietnam set the stage for a career in service to his country.
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John McCain: Prisoner of War
In 1967, Lieutenant Commander John S. McCain was shot down over Hanoi, North Vietnam. His courage and resilience in the face of appalling conditions set the stage for an amazing political career.
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Are NFL Players Underpaid?
The idea that NFL players are underpaid might seem crazy, but when you look beyond the big contracts and Sunday glory, a new truth emerges.
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A Clean Sweep: The 1963 World Series
When the Dodgers met the Yankees in the World Series, everyone was expecting a clash of titans. The results shocked the baseball world.
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A Question of Conscience: Opening Day 1968
After Martin Luther King was assassinated, Major League Baseball faced a dilemma; postpone Opening Day out of respect or forge ahead regardless of public sentiments. The game would never be the same.
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Banned: Mays, Mantle, and the Commish
Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were both banned from Major League Baseball in the early '80s. Money issues after retirement drove them to challenge the powers of the game.
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Redemption: The Ray Fosse Story
Catcher Ray Fosse became famous as the target of one of the hardest slides in Major League history during the 1970 All Star Game. It changed his life.
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The Forgotten 1974 World Series
By any measure, the 1974 series was just as exciting as those before it. The games had everything: home runs, a suicide squeeze, pick offs, plays at the plates, and controversy.
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The Bunt That Changed Baseball History
Controversial plays are part of every World Series. In Game 3 of the 1975 World Series, a bunt took center stage.
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Deep to Right: MLB's First All-Black Outfield
The New York Giants had long played second fiddle to their crosstown rivals, but in 1951, their manager made a decision that put them in the history books once more: the first all-black outfield.
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The Emperor of Right Field: Carl Furillo
Brooklyn Dodgers’ Carl Furillo is considered one of the greatest outfielders of his day. But false accusations and reporters’ misrepresentations dogged him throughout his career.
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Double Bogey: The Disappearing Public Golf Course
Participation in the game of golf is declining throughout the U.S. Courses are closing and merchandise is not selling. Is the apathy of the young to blame for the decline? Or is there something else going on? An unlikely villain has emerged. Corporate greed and political maneuvering have reared...
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One If By Land: In Defense of Tom Brady
Is New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady a cheater, or someone who just outworks his opponents?
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Strike Three: Baseball Is Dead
Baseball has declined in popularity and that will have a long lasting effect on the culture at large. Years from now a young child will ask, "Grandpa, what was baseball?"
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The Hammelburg Raid
Patton’s ill-conceived raid on a POW camp to save his son in law led to controversy, recriminations and needless casualties. There is another secret behind the decision that is never discussed.
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Red Leg at the Chosin: The Story of Korean War Hero John U. D. Page
In the frozen hell of Chosin Reservoir, a U.S. Army artilleryman helped save hundreds of Marines.
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Forgotten Massacre: The Story of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion and the Wereth 11
During the Battle of the Bulge, one segregated unit nearly lost all its men and it took years to be recognized. By helping to defend both St. Vith and Bastogne, it deserves its place in history.
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Common Valor: Artillery Heroes in WWII and Korea
In part two of my series on Medal of Honor winners from the Artillery branch, we highlight World War II and Korea. They were ordinary men who accomplished extraordinary things.
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Courage Knows No Color: Three Artillery Heroes of World War II
In the first of a series of articles on Medal of Honor winners from the artillery branch, we look at three heroes from World War II.
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Destiny Delayed: Custer and the Trading Post Scandal
Was the recklessness showed by Custer at the Little Bighorn fueled by a humiliating rebuke from President Grant?
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Musical Misgivings: Membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The qualifications for induction into the Hall of Fame have come under fire the last few years.
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Lost in the Ardennes: The Story of Sgt. John Roberts
Artilleryman Jack Roberts was ambushed and found himself a prisoner of the Germans. But his war was not over.
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Artillery Battalions in World War II
The artillery personnel in World War II were some of the most skilled soldiers in the US Army and their Battalions were built to fight.
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War Reading: The Best World War II Memoirs
When you want to learn about World War II, hear it from people who were there.
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Artillery Innovations in WWII
The most efficient branch of the U.S. Army in World War II was the artillery. 20 years of innovations between the wars helped make it the best in the world.
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What Happened to Lt. Eric Wood?
Lost in the woods of the Ardennes, a lone American artillery lieutenant sets out to fight his own war against the Germans.
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Lions In Winter: The Fighting 106th Infantry Division
The Battle of the Bulge was the largest land battle fought by the U.S. in World War II. It was also was the baptism of fire for an entire American Infantry Division.
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Days of Decision: American Generals of World War II
Are people born to lead? It is an endless debate, but successful commanders all seem to have certain innate qualities.