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The Last Man Out of Ellis Island
The last person to leave Ellis Island was a Norwegian sailor.
Explore the story →This day in American history
One day.
One story.
Never forgotten.
Start every morning with one true story worth telling. American history, brought to life in about 10 minutes. Or just 60 seconds.
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◷ 0700 Eastern. Every morning.Veteran hostedSources with every storyWatch · Remember · Share
History was never the boring part.
You remember the dates.
But what about
the people?
You love history. You just don’t have two hours for a documentary every morning. And somewhere between the textbooks and the tests, the best stories got left behind.
The impossible decisions. The overlooked units. The ordinary people who found themselves in extraordinary moments.
The people who served and built this country deserve to be remembered.
Your guide to the stories worth keeping
A veteran. A storyteller.
A reason to remember.
Hosted by U.S. Navy veteran Ed Parcaut, The Daily Muster is for people who feel that pull toward the past. Ed loves these stories too. Every episode starts with the evidence and puts the people back at the center.
ED PARCAUT / U.S. Navy veteran & host
Meet your host →Your morning, in three simple steps
Answer the daily muster.
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Pick your post.
Watch on YouTube. Choose the full story or catch the sixty-second Short.
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Make it a morning ritual.
A new story at 0700 Eastern. About ten minutes, or a sixty-second Short.
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Pass the story on.
Share the one that moves you. At the breakfast table, on a walk, or with the next generation.
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Up Next This Week
The next 7 scheduled stories. Save your place at 0700 Eastern.
The Five Sullivans
They enlisted on one condition: that they serve together.
Coming November 13
First Off the Deck
A civilian pilot rolled off a wooden ramp and started naval aviation.
Coming November 14
The March to the Sea
He cut his own supply line and disappeared into Georgia.
Coming November 15
Margaret Corbin takes her husband's gun
When her husband fell at his cannon, she took his place.
Coming November 16
Ambush at LZ Albany
Three days after X-Ray, another battalion walked into an ambush in tall grass.
Coming November 17
The day of two noons
Before this day, every American town kept its own time.
Coming November 18
The Gettysburg Address
The main speaker talked for two hours. Lincoln spoke for about two minutes.
Coming November 19
Schedule subject to change.
The daily field notes
Stories worth remembering.
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The Navy SEALs are born
In 1962, the Navy quietly created two teams that would change modern warfare.
Coming January 1
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The Battle of Assunpink Creek
Washington was trapped against a river, and he slipped away in the night.
Coming January 2
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Victory at Princeton
Washington rode within thirty yards of the British line to rally his men.
Coming January 3
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The Walker Colt contract
A Texas Ranger walked into a gun shop and saved Samuel Colt's career.
Coming January 4
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Benedict Arnold burns Richmond
The most famous traitor in American history came back wearing a red coat.
Coming January 5
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The Pacific Clipper's long way home
Pearl Harbor stranded an American airliner, so the crew flew around the world.
Coming January 6
Follow a thread through history
Find your kind of story.
DOSSIER 01↗
Navy & the Sea
Beyond the horizon. Behind the headlines.
DOSSIER 02↗
Medal of Honor
Extraordinary courage. Ordinary Americans.
DOSSIER 03↗
Remembering the Fallen
Their names deserve more than silence.
DOSSIER 04↗
Units History Forgot
The whole story includes the overlooked.
DOSSIER 05↗
Founding & Revolution
An unfinished idea. A remarkable beginning.
DOSSIER 06↗
Air & Space
For those who looked up and went further.
DOSSIER 07↗
World War II
The decisions, sacrifices, and lives behind the war.
366 DAYS TO DISCOVER↗
Your next story is waiting.
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Memory is something we carry.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905 ↗
13%
Only 13% of American eighth graders are proficient in U.S. history.
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2022 ↗13% performed at or above NAEP Proficient. NAEP Proficient is not the same as grade-level proficiency.The stories are fading.
We’re telling one every morning so they don’t.
Tomorrow has a history, too.
Be here for the next story.
Ten minutes. One true story. Every morning at 0700 Eastern.