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Remains of sailor identified more than 8 decades after Pearl Harbor attack
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (414+ words) The remains of another sailor aboard the doomed USS California have been identified more than eight decades after the battleship was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans, 26, was officially accounted…...
Marine Corps Museum displays the iconic American flags planted on Iwo Jima for limited time
20+ min ago (250+ words) The two American flags that U.S. Marines raised atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima are displayed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., commemorating one of the fiercest battles in World War II. Each year, the museum briefly…...
Rudyard Lynch: How World War I Built the New World Order
29+ min ago (281+ words) Rudyard Lynch, host of "WhatIfAltHist," explains how World War I turned Western civilization against honor culture and paved the way for the bureaucratic states of the 20th century. In the aftermath of mass mobilization and industrialized trench warfare, Woodrow Wilson's vision…...
Exchange Club presents flag flown over Normandy cemetery to GWVH
50+ min ago (440+ words) Published 1:36 pm Saturday, March 14, 2026 By Special to The U-R In recognition of a historic milestone year for the United States Armed Forces, members of the Exchange Club of Milledgeville recently presented a special American flag to the Georgia War Veterans…...
Has the Media Been Responsible for America Losing Wars?
57+ min ago (842+ words) As the war in the Middle East rages, let's take a pause and a walk back through some history of the media and America at war. Let's start specifically with the war in Vietnam. As someone (ahem!) old enough to…...
Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack accounted for 8 decades later: "We've loved him forever, without ever knowing him"
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (434+ words) March 14, 2026 / 11:40 AM EDT / CBS News The remains of another sailor aboard the doomed USS California have been identified more than eight decades after the battleship was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class…...
Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (914+ words) J'rgen Habermas, a philosopher and public intellectual who was one of the most influential and cited thinkers in postwar Germany, died on Saturday in Starnberg, Germany, southwest of Munich. He was 96. His publisher, Suhrkamp, confirmed the death. For over half…...
Fly over Cornwall in a real Spitfire that fought in Word War II
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (518+ words) The visit and chance-of-a-lifetime is part of a commemorative tour around the UK A commemorative tour of the legendary Spitfire is coming to Cornwall. The Royal Air Force is organising a series of commemorative flights across the UK to mark…...
Boca Juniors unveils $50M-$60M Bombonera expansion to 80,000 seats
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (177+ words) Renovations will cost $50 million-$60 million to increase seating from 57,000 to 80,000. Boca announced the work will begin during the upcoming World Cup and last at least two years. "La Bombonera is not being moved. A new stadium is not being built....
Today in Military History: Navy SEAL Bob Kerrey’s Night Raid on Hon Tre Island
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (1194+ words) We've created your free account. You'll also receive our newsletter " the best military news, vetted by operators who've been there. BY Guy D. McCardle / March 14, 2026 Navy SEAL Lt. Joseph Robert Kerrey led a successful mission on Hon Tre Island during the…...