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Presidents Day Quote of the Day by George Washington: 'To be prepared for war..."
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (299+ words) Quote of the Day by George Washington: The line is part of George Washington's first annual address to Congress. The event took place on January 8, 1790. Quote of the Day by Queen Elizabeth II: "When life seems hard, the courageous do not…...
South West teenagers learn about horrors of antisemitism at major regional Holocaust Memorial Day conference
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (547+ words) University of Exeter News Dr Barnabas Balint with Rosemary Schonfeld Teenagers from across the South West learned about the horrors and impact of antisemitism from personal histories and academic experts at the region's flagship Holocaust Memorial Day education event. The…...
Tribes host Japanese families interned in camps 83 years after the war
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (1281+ words) When Evelyn Nakano Glenn was a year old, she and her parents were forced out of their home in San Francisco and sent to a dusty, dry collection of tarpaper shacks with no insulation in the Gila River Indian Community's…...
A new boon for Boca Raton? Community is built next to Tri-Rail station
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (268+ words) Construction has begun on a mixed-use project rising right next to Boca Raton's Tri-Rail station, starting what could become a string of transit-oriented developments that provide the commuter rail with a financial lift. Link at Boca will have an eight-story…...
Rare Photos Emerge of 1944 Nazi Mass Execution of 200 Greek Prisoners at Kaisariani
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (266+ words) The mass execution took place on May Day, in retaliation for the death of a German general, three officers accompanying him, and the injury of several soldiers in Molaoi, Laconia, on April 27, 1944. The authenticity of the images has not yet…...
The Good Maharaja who sheltered Polish children during World War II
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (417+ words) The unexpected intervention of Jam Sahib Digvijaysinhji, the maharaja of Nawanagar, known as "the Good Maharaja," provided these children a home in his personal estate at Balachadi. Digvijaysinhji had been educated at Malvern College in England and was part of…...
Fort Miles Historical Association to host free lecture on site's role in World War II
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (186+ words) An upcoming free lecture will explore Fort Miles's role in World War II-era artillery and missile testing. (Fort Miles Museum, Inc) LEWES, Del. - The Fort Miles Historical Association will host a lecture on the Eastern Test Range at 10 a.m., Feb. 21, in…...
This Lockheed Flying Aircraft Carrier Concept Would Have Been Terrifying
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (62+ words) This Lockheed Flying Aircraft Carrier Concept Would Have Been Terrifying'AOL.com While the design of the Lockheed LC-1201 was certainly ambitious, there were more than a few challenges preventing it from coming to life. Lockheed's engineers reportedly dedicated much of their…...
The Blogs: The Inverse of Holocaust Remembrance
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (123+ words) Lithuania insists it safeguards Holocaust remembrance. The record shows the exact inverse: preservation of reputation over truth. The screenshot accompanying this article reflects a public statement by the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry asserting that the state safeguards Holocaust memory. That claim…...
'The guys who were here': Re-enactors share highs and lows from 'Battle of Aiken" days
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (291+ words) Bill Bengtson is an Aiken Standard reporter.He can be reached at (803) 644-2355 and [email protected]. Lexington residents Brian Sharp, second from right, and Thomas Canady, both clad as Confederate soldiers, discuss 1860s-era military weaponry Feb. 14 in Aiken County Historical Museum with…...