On this day in 1973, Billie Jean King walked onto the court at the Houston Astrodome, facing 30,000 roaring fans—and one very confident opponent. Across the net stood Bobby Riggs, a former world No. 1 who had spent months mocking women’s sports, insisting no female player could ever beat him—even at 55. The match became […]

In May 1944, 23-year-old Phyllis Latour jumped from a US Air Force bomber and parachuted into occupied Normandy, France. Her mission was to gather information about Nazi positions to prepare for D-Day. Once on the ground, she quickly buried her parachute and clothes, then began a secret mission that lasted four months, posing as a […]