The napalm attack at Trang Bang on June 8, 1972, occurred when a South Vietnamese pilot mistook a group of refugees and ARVN soldiers for enemy soldiers and diverted to attack. No U.S. forces were involved.

APNewsAlert: BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family after lightning rebel offensive.

PFC George A. Guckenberger from the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, in his foxhole during the siege of Bastogne. This photo was probably the last picture of him, as he was KIA on January 14th, 1945. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Bastogne.

American soldiers rest near a small Christmas tree on Hill 875 following the intense Battle of Dak To in South Vietnam, December 25, 1967. #MerryChristmas2024

The image of a Ukrainian FPV drone attack drawn by a North Korean soldier definitely has the aesthetic of an unknown horror represented in a cave painting.

B-25 Mitchell bombers of 321st Bomber Group, 447th Bomber Squadron flying past #MountVesuvius, Italy, during its eruption between 18-23 Mar 1944. The same Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of rock and ash. #WW2

Dusty landing: A #Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM 265) drops into a zone on Highway 1 near Da Nang, 1969.

The original American flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi, #IwoJima on February 23, 1945, displayed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. 80 years ago today, AP photographer Joe Rosenthal captured his iconic photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima.

"CROSS THE RHINE WITH DRY FEET COURTESY OF 9TH ARM'D DIV". 80 years ago today, on 7 March 1945, troops of the U.S. Army's 9th Armored Division captured the Ludendorff Bridge at #Remagen. This surprise success allowed thousands of troops to cross the River Rhine into Germany. #WW2

A damaged Russian BMD-2 of the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade with dead VDV troops of the unit in the aftermath of the fierce battle on March 4, 2022 in #Hostomel on the outskirts of Kyiv. The Battle of Hostomel was a turning point in the early stages of the Russian invasion.

American Airborne advisor Sgt. Ronald MacCauley with #ARVN soldiers near An Loc, #SouthVietnam, during the Easter Offensive, 1972. 53 years ago today, with the vast majority of U.S. troops withdrawn, the NVA launched a massive conventional invasion of South Vietnam.

The ruins of the church at Oradour-sur-Glane after more than 400 women and children were massacred inside 81 years ago today. #OTD in 1944, members of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich entered the village and killed 642 men, women and children.

A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-111 Sundowners drops 227 kg Mk 82 bombs over Vietnam during 1971.

A CIA agent hand sketch from memory of the first AK-47 sighting, April 1953. #History

1. It wasn't a "revolution" it was a coup and an armed seizure of power by the Bolsheviks following the February Revolution 2. Millions of people died in the years following the Bolshevik coup due to the civil war, the Red Terror, and widespread famines. 3. You're stupid af