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Lugoff Vietnam veteran takes part in latest Honor Flight | Camden | pmg-sc.com
45+ min ago (162+ words) Lugoff Vietnam veteran takes part in latest Honor Flight The Lancaster News Wayne W. Thompson poses for a special picture ahead of his being a part of the inaugural Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) Honor Flight on Saturday to Washington, D.C. Thompson,…...
Michael Morpurgo’s powerful war story comes to the stage
45+ min ago (278+ words) A powerful story of courage, loss and the cost of conflict is heading to the stage. Private Peaceful, the acclaimed one-man play based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel, will arrive at Worthing’s Connaught Theatre on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, as part of a…...
Today in History: September 15, Birmingham church bombing
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (373+ words) Today is Tuesday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2026. There are 107 days left in the year. On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux…...
RAF's 'record day' saw 185 Nazi planes shot down in Battle of Britain
45+ min ago (668+ words) ‘Raiders fail to reach London’ was the rather understated headline in the Bolton Evening News of September 16, 1940, reporting on one of the most crucial days in the whole of the Second World War. Today marks what has become known as…...
Westland Lysander: The RAF’s Moonlight Spy Plane
1+ week, 3+ day ago (622+ words) by Tamika Johnson | 30. Juli 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 commentsTeile diese Geschichte That aeroplane was the Westland Lysander. And the story of how this odd, ungainly little machine became the secret ferry of the resistance is one of the most quietly…...
‘Wild Wild East’ Review: Jan Holoubek’s Nazi-Era Noir Western from Poland Loses Its Nerve
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (756+ words) IndieWire âWild Wild Eastâ Review: Jan Holoubekâs Nazi-Era Noir Western from Poland Loses Its Nerve Jan Holoubekâs âWild Wild Eastâ begins in early 1943 with Nazi Germany already in decline, their invasion of the Soviet Union now…...
Japan Parliamentary Vice-Minister Onishi Yohei Visits Singapore During 60th Anniversary Year
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (287+ words) INDiplomacy Japan Parliamentary Vice-Minister Onishi Yohei Visits Singapore During 60th Anniversary Year Sep 15, 2026 | Japan Mr. Onishi attended symposiums, held bilateral talks and visited Japan Creative Centre. Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Onishi Yohei visited Singapore from 10 to 12 September 2026 during…...
September 15 History: Events, Birthdays and Importance
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (407+ words) September 15 history includes International Democracy Day, Engineers' Day, the Lehman Brothers collapse, major wars and famous birthdays. From the historic use of tanks during World War I to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, September 15 has witnessed events that influenced…...
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson to speak in Charleston Oct. 15
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (340+ words) Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson will speak Oct. 15 at the Capitol Theater in Charleston as part of the West Virginia Humanities Council’s annual McCreight Lecture. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson will visit Charleston on Oct. 15 for…...
Vickers Valiant: Britain's First V-Bomber
1+ week, 3+ day ago (474+ words) by Fortuna Leroy | 7 luglio 2026 | Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare | 0 comments The Valiant is the least glamorous of Britain’s three V-bombers. It is also the one that did the most, first. It worked exactly as intended. The Valiant flew in 1951 and…...