Army-Navy Game: 100 Years Ago, the Rivals Played in a Baltimore Classic

Navy’s players run onto the field before the 2014 Army-Navy NCAA college football game in Baltimore.

The ghosts of 33rd Street hark back in time, further than one might imagine. Once, in a stadium since demolished, the Baltimore Orioles won three world championships; the Baltimore Colts did the same. Dig deeper, still. A century ago, on a cold, gray autumn day, Army and Navy played football at Municipal Stadium before a shivering crowd […]

80 Years Ago, a Historic Army-Navy Game Captivated a Nation During World War II

The undefeated 1944 Army football team was led by future Heisman Trophy winners Glenn Davis, left, and Felix ‘Doc’ Blanchard.

For the average American, the Army-Navy football game is normally a curiosity at best and an afterthought at worst. On Dec. 2, 1944, however, the Black Knights and Midshipmen clashed in a matchup that enthralled a nation like none other since the service academies first met in 1890. With Army ranked No. 1 and Navy […]

160 Years Later, Descendants of Army's Sand Creek Massacre Still Wait for Justice

Sand Creek Massacre gathering in Denver

Less than a week after Thanksgiving in 1864, Army Col. John Chivington had a plan for a Native American encampment he gazed down upon. His designs stood in wild opposition to a part of the holiday’s history tied to breaking bread with tribes. Chivington ordered nearly 700 troops to attack the tent camp, where members […]

Unclaimed for Years, Veterans' Remains Laid to Rest in Connecticut Cemetery: 'We Claim Them'

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), makes remarks to journalists at a joint statement with Lindsey Graham (R-SC), during their visit to Israel

MIDDLETOWN — Strong breezes kept American flags waving Wednesday morning during a ceremony honoring three U.S. Army veterans from Connecticut whose remains had lingered unclaimed on funeral home shelves. At the State Veterans Cemetery, white-gloved soldiers removed the cremated remains of PFC Mario N. DeVito, Private James Dickinson and SP5(T) Richard Robert Thurston from three […]