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Wingtip from wreck of fighter plane flown by ace pilot Richard Bong brought to Wisconsin
40+ min ago (993+ words) Two years ago, the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior partnered with the nonprofit group Pacific Wrecks to find the wreck of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane flown by Bong during World War II. In June, they teamed up once…...
National Museum of the Pacific War to Host WASP Birthday Party
40+ min ago (345+ words) Fredericksburg, TX — The National Museum of the Pacific War will celebrate the birthday of the Women Airforce Service Pilots with an afternoon of activities, games and refreshments on Saturday, August 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Historic Nimitz Ballroom. The WASP…...
???Class A??? pass reveals history of WWII soldier???s service in Japan
53+ min ago (430+ words) Each August, I think of my father’s service in Japan, specifically Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Recently, I came across one of his base passes that had been hiding from me all these years. Dad was stationed in Yokohama. The date on…...
"Kushtau, live!" August 3 marks the anniversary of the protests against the felling of the Kushtau shihan.
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (448+ words) Life beyond the Garden Ring as it is August 3 marks the anniversary of the protests against the deforestation of the Kushtau shihan. These protests are one of the most successful environmental movements of recent years. Despite resistance from security forces…...
Remains of U.S. Army Tec5 William Keele returning to Greenwood; burial set for Aug. 7 in Fort Smith National Cemetery
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (522+ words) GREENWOOD -- After 84 years, the remains of a World War II prisoner of war are coming home. On Tuesday, the Greenwood Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies in escorting the remains of U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade William Paul "Billy…...
Inside The Longest Refugee Protest In History
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (1714+ words) Agadez, Niger — On any given day, you will find a group of up to 1,000 people, including women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities, standing in the Sahara Desert, eight miles from the nearest town, holding signs that read “We…...
Escondido veteran Roy Guerrero, who served in 3 wars and shaped his community, dies at 98
1+ day, 25+ min ago (64+ words) Roy Guerrero, an Escondido veteran who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War before dedicating years to his local school district, died July 15. He was 98. Roy Guerrero, an Escondido veteran who served in World War…...
Japan Sank US Navy Battleship USS California at Pearl Harbor. In October 1944 She Opened Fire in History’s Last Battleship Battle.
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1403+ words) Built at Mare Island under a $12.75 million cost limit, USS California displaced 32,300 tons and fired an 18,000-pound broadside. Two torpedoes and a bomb sank her at Pearl Harbor, but a 25-month salvage and reconstruction returned the battleship to fight from…...
Today in History: Today is Monday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2026.
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (477+ words) On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; after surrendering, the gunman told detectives he targeted “Mexicans” and had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly…...
Low water levels in the Danube in Slovakia expose a World War II mine
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (217+ words) bluewin.ch Low water levels in the Danube in Slovakia expose a World War II mine Low water levels on the Danube in Slovakia have exposed a dangerous object that turned out to be an anti-ship mine from World War…...