Guardians of the Coast: Honoring the U.S. Coast Guard’s Legacy and Service Fort Lauderdale, Florida - May 5, 2007: US Coast Guard crews conduct rescue operation at sea. The safety training event is part of the Air and Sea Show 2007. When we think about the military, [...]

On this day, August 1, 1980 - Icelandic teacher and politician Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became president of Iceland; she was the first woman in the world to be elected head of state in a national election. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir: The Woman Who Made History in Iceland and Beyond In the cool windswept island [...]