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Bomb damage and bullet holes at Hickam Air Force Base.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Hickam Air Base Scars

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The canister shot after being cleaned up.
weapons

This Revolutionary War Shot Still Has Traces of Human Blood on It

A rare artifact from a pivotal moment in American history.
Sarah Laskow May 22, 2017
Crosses and other religious symbols dot the hillside opposite the BART station.
Lafayette, California

The Crosses of Lafayette

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse
East Haddam, Connecticut

Nathan Hale Schoolhouse

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.
A closeup of the plaque.
Bridgewater, New Jersey

The Spot Where WWI Ended

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.
Church of St. Mary in Luebeck, the bells, partly melted during the fire in WWII.
Lübeck, Germany

The Broken Bells of St. Mary's

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Anatahan.
Northern Mariana Islands

Anatahan

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
Steamship William G. Mather
Cleveland, Ohio

Steamship William G. Mather

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Confederate Mound.
Chicago, Illinois

Confederate Mound

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.
Marengo's skeleton, at the National Army Museum.
napoleon bonaparte

Found: The Hoof of Napoleon’s Horse, Hiding in a Cottage Drawer in England

It was in a plastic bag.
Sarah Laskow May 1, 2017
Albert Einstein receiving his certificate of American citizenship from Judge Phillip Forman in 1940.
radio

How FDR Used Famous Immigrants to Extoll America’s Greatness

"I’m an American" was the U.S. government's attempt to promote tolerance in the run-up to World War II.
Sarah Laskow April 27, 2017
The Berm, Western Sahara
Mauritania

Moroccan Western Sahara Wall

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.
Graffiti left behind by soldiers.
tunnels

Found: World War I Training Tunnels Full of Live Grenades

Also, toffee tins, mess kits, and a 1930s sports car.
Sarah Laskow April 25, 2017
“Going into position through a ruined town,” by Harvey Thomas Dunn.
military history

The Artists Who Depicted War in a Whole New Way

These unorthodox images were used to drum up support for World War I.
Elliot Carter April 20, 2017
It is a memorial marking the success of Operation Bagration.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus

Mound of Glory

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
The church of Angoville-au-Plain
Angoville-au-Plain, France

Angoville-au-Plain Church

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
Grave marker of Able Seacat Simon
London, England

Ilford Animal Cemetery

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.
A large Megaponera analis soldier carries a termite, while minors walk next to him.
science

Ant Medics Captured on Video Caring for Their Wounded Comrades

Scientists filmed the six-legged soldiers carrying hurt ants home.
Cara Giaimo April 13, 2017