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Today in History: September 16, Metropolitan Opera opens at the Lincoln Center
13+ min ago (345+ words) Today is Wednesday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2026. There are 106 days left in the year. On Sept. 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel…...
Today in History: September 16, the Land Run of 1883
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (345+ words) Today is Wednesday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2026. There are 106 days left in the year. On Sept. 16, 1893, the largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim over more than 6 million acres of land in what…...
The Man Who Painted Fake Cockpits on Fighter Jets
50+ min ago (994+ words) by Connor Kerr | Sep 16, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments Look at the belly of the aircraft below. There is a cockpit on it. No glass, no pilot, no hole in the airframe. It is paint. The man who put it…...
AUSA Graphic Novel Honors WWI ‘Ace of Aces’
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (828+ words) Former Capt. Edward “Eddie” Rickenbacker, an Army Air Service fighter pilot known as America’s “Ace of Aces” for his World War I aerial combat victories, is the subject of the latest graphic novel in the Association of the U.S....
"Yi Sun-sin is not allowed, but Toyotomi is?" Japan faces 'do as I say, not as I do' controversy... Toyotomi appears openly at the 'Festival of Peace' AG Athletes' Village event
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (441+ words) "Yi Sun-sin is not allowed, but Toyotomi is?" As the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games approach, a controversy has erupted over historical figures. This occurred because a person portraying Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who instigated the Imjin War, appeared at the official docking ceremony…...
Doris Miller, a Navy hero, may be marginalized again
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (588+ words) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller, Steward's Mate 1st Class, at a ceremony on board a U.S. Navy warship in Pearl Harbor on May 27, 1942. Credit: Library of Congress This guest essay reflects…...
Service commemorates anniversary of Battle of Britain
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (227+ words) A town has held its annual wreath-laying service, commemorating the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The service was held at Lynn’s Tower Gardens on Monday - also marking the start of the annual Wings Appeal. The battle, which saw the…...
310th Soldier's 42-year journey to service in the Army Reserve
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (39+ words) [Image 1 of 5] DVIDS 310th Soldier's 42-year journey to service in the Army Reserve [Image 1 of 5] 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command /search/unit/310ESC /rss/unit/472...
National Public Lands Day celebrates its 33rd anniversary
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (179+ words) The Daily Corinthian The Corinth Contraband Camp will be the site for volunteers to help wiht projects on National Public Lands Day. Shiloh National Park is looking for volunteers to roll up their sleeves and come celebrate National Public Lands…...
"Unity, perseverance, and unwavering determination to defend the island."
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (526+ words) Over 57 years of building, fighting, and maturing, the 242nd Island Defense Infantry Brigade (242nd Brigade), Military Region 3, has written a glorious tradition of "Unity, perseverance, and unwavering defense of the islands." This is not only a source of pride for generations of…...