American Volunteer Group (AVG) pilot Charlie Bond fought the Japanese in the skies above China.

Admiral Michiel de Ruyter’s Dutch fleet overpowered Admiral General George Monck’s English fleet in a protracted naval clash in June 1666.

The Confederate provost guard functioned as a combination rear guard and prison keeper during the American Civil War.

Today, May 8, 1945 is known as ‘V-E Day,’ marking the surrender of Germany and the Axis powers in Europe.