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George Washington Recognizes Warfighter of the Week
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (147+ words) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Kyle Roundtree, right, is recognized with a certificate by commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a presentation of Warfighter of the Week while underway in Philippine Sea, June 24, 2026. The George Washington…...
Herzog honors victims at site of Ia'i Holocaust massacre
35+ min ago (293+ words) Israel National News President Isaac Herzog toured the Holocaust Museum in the city of Ia'i on Sunday during his state visit to Romania At the museum, President Herzog was shown exhibitions and artifacts commemorating the life of the city's Jewish…...
What Was the Red Ball Express in WWII?
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (490+ words) After D-Day, the Red Ball Express was tasked with transporting vital supplies to troops on the front. August 1944 witnessed the crushing defeat of Germany in France. The Allies pursued the Germans but critically outstripped their supply chain. The US Army…...
u Mkhonto we Sizwe combatants, liberation veterans honoured in Eastern Cape
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (259+ words) Several former combatants of the ANC's armed wing u Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK), alive or dead, were remembered when the MK Liberation War Veterans in the Eastern Cape honoured its "unsung" liberation veterans during a gathering in Dikeni on Saturday....
The American Airpower Museum Warbirds to Participate in Four Leaf Air Show Activities
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (285+ words) Vintage Aviation News The American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY, will once again send several of its historic warbirds to the Four Leaf Air Show at Jones Beach, where the aircraft are scheduled to take part in formation and aerial…...
This Day in History: Forgotten Civil War letters revealed
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (27+ words) WCAX This Day in History: Forgotten Civil War letters revealed Crews rescue driver after car crashes into river...
Remembering a young Islander who died in the final days of the Second World War
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (714+ words) On April 5, 1945, the Second World War was drawing to its final days, yet the skies over Europe remained a place of constant danger and sudden death. British airmen continued to fly deep into enemy territory, with missions designed to bring…...
US Marine goes missing from USS Anchorage during training off southern California coast
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (205+ words) SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. " A U. S. Marine was reported missing Thursday while serving aboard the USS Anchorage off the coast of southern California." The U. S. Navy transitioned from a search-and-rescue mission to a search-and-recovery operation Friday night after more than 40 hours of…...
This comedy about the Great War's origins is a real misfire - AOL
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (425+ words) Continuing its 70th-anniversary season, the Royal Court turns to an event that shaped the 20th century: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The horror of that deed, which unleashed the First World War, invites serious treatment. But…...
Can you identify this lost piece of Austin history?
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (457+ words) Austin American-Statesman The mystery building is long and low What appear to be miniature caf" tables line the edge of a lawn that slopes sharply toward the lakeshore A light-hued, slanted roof reminds one of a lowered sail, or the…...