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DNA Reveals the Identity of a Teenager Who Died in the Revolutionary War, Cracking a Nearly 250-Year-Old Cold Case
18+ min ago (888+ words) History | July 10, 2026 12: 07 p. m. John Pumphrey was still a boy when he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. After archaeologists discovered his remains, a genetic genealogy analysis identified 20, 000 DNA matches for living relatives Ellen Wexler | Writer and Special Projects Editor The boy…...
'One mistake changed my life forever': 84-year-old recalls fish bomb tragedy
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Oldest living U. S. Marine, Roy Drinkard of Cullman, turns 106 Sunday
41+ min ago (759+ words) There won't be a birthday party for Roy Drinkard of Cullman on his 106th birthday. Instead, family and friends are soliciting birthday cards and expecting a deluge. Drinkard just got home after 123 days in the hospital. His goal was to be…...
Polish nationalists protest Jewish pogrom commemoration
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (651+ words) Jedwabne (Poland) (AFP) " Poland's Jewish community, political leaders and ordinary citizens on Friday commemorated a massacre of hundreds of Jews killed by their Polish neighbours 85 years ago, as far-right activists protested nearby. Issued on: 10/07/2026 - 17: 15 AFP journalists on site a noted…...
Atomic Museum Vegas brings the history of a famous battleship to life
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (150+ words) Celebrate one of history's most memorable battleships at Atomic Museum Vegas, which shines a spotlight on the USS Nevada today at noon. As part of the museum's Atomic Stories series, museum docent and Nevada Test Site worker Marcus Brown will…...
Celebrating peace and unity: Bonteheuwel Peace Garden unveils commemorative plaque
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (519+ words) The Bonteheuwel Walking Ladies lined up to welcome the guests. Fortunate Shingange, Soraya Salie, Soyeong Park and Faith van Wym unveiled the plague. The David Profit Peace Garden, situated on the corner of David Profit Street in Bonteheuwel, officially unveiled…...
Jewish War Veterans Post 360 Perform Day of Service
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (154+ words) Jewish War Veterans Post 360 in Kemp Mill performed a day of service at the Washington DC VA Medical Center on June 24. Members of the Post set up a table in the lobby and distributed kosher snacks to veterans and their…...
EDITORIAL: China's SLBM test-firing only inflames tensions in the region | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (68+ words) July 8, 2026 at 14: 46 JST The Chinese military has once again heightened tensions in the region with the firing July 6 of a submarine-launched ballistic missile that landed in neutral waters of the Pacific. [Read More] Trump recounts missile attack by "Islamic Republic…...
How Nazi Party Files Are Rewriting Family Histories
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (72+ words) Newly accessible Nazi Party membership records from the U. S. National Archives are helping Germans uncover long-hidden family histories and confront uncomfortable truths about the past. Also on Arts Unveiled: Ingeborg Bachmann: A Voice of Postwar Europe One of the most influential…...
Trump Identifies Communism Biggest Enemy of America
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (684+ words) Home " Political News " Happy 250: Trump Says Communism Is America's Next Enemy President Donald Trump's speech at Mount Rushmore last week identified what makes America great'and that communism is the rising ideology threatening American greatness." On the eve of America's 250th anniversary,…...