Tuskegee Top Gun

August 17, 1858. New York City wakes to a hundred-gun salute. Church bells ring, flags fly from public buildings, and by nightfall, fireworks light up the sky. The city is celebrating a telegram from Queen Victoria to President Buchanan. Not what it says, but how it traveled: alo ...  Show more

August 10, 1792. At midnight, a single church bell begins to ring in Paris. Then another. And another. It's not a call to mass… it's a call to arms. For three years, King Louis XVI and his family have been living as prisoners in a palace, under virtual house arrest at the Tuileri ...  Show more

When President McKinley turned down Benjamin Oliver Davis for a place at West Point due to the colour of his skin, Davis joined the army as a private. Davis soon worked his way through the ranks to receive his second lieutenant commission in 1901. It would be over 30 years bef ...

On this episode of Our American Stories, Lt. Col. Harry Stewart fought for his country in WW2, and faced discrimination and worse along the way. But he said he'd do it all over again for the country he loves. Edie Hand tells us the story of her brothers, the Blackburn boys, and t ...  Show more

Today we're talking about badass sky warrior, Charles McGee. He flew with the Tuskegee Airmen and fucked up some Axis forces in World War 2. Then he went to Korea and Vietnam and kept up his hard charging, air dominating ways. He may not have the same high number of planes shot d ...  Show more

What’s Her Story with Sam & Amy interviews Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour, the first African-American female combat pilot in the US Armed Forces. Vernice is full of stories that range from the hilarious to the heartbreaking. Her journey is rife with challenges and filled with inspirati ...  Show more