The Canadian Forces Base (CFB) North Bay was a large part of the NORAD aerospace defense program during the Cold War. The part of the base that will function as the focus of this article is the underground complex of…
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The Battle of Beaver Dams was a battle in present-day Thorold, Canada that took place on June 24, 1813, between American troops and British troops with native American allies. The battle was heavily influenced by a woman named Laura Secord…
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Stationed out of the Duluth International Airport the 148th Fighter Wing was created on July 1, 1960. Performing aircraft missions around the world, this branch of the Minnesota National Guard has been at our beckon call. It has provided great…
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Featured Image Source Francis Pegahmagabow is a native Canadian who was born in 1889 on the Shawanaga First Nation reserve, north of Parry Sound. Being that he was a native, he was exempt from the Canadian military draft at the…
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The Battle of Lundy’s Lane took place during the War of 1812 in Niagara Falls, ON Canada. The Battle of Lundy’s Lane is widely considered the bloodiest battle during the War of 1812, and the bloodiest battle ever fought in…
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After the United States entered World War Two there was a desperate need to manufacture weapons of war. Along with the planes, tanks, and guns, ammunition and fuel were needed to utilize these weapons. The Big Three car manufacturers played…
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The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was an experimental supersonic heavy bomber. Originally intended as a replacement for the B-52, the program was cancelled and only two planes were built. The XB-70 instead became an important research vehicle for studying…
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