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Fanwood Memorial Library to Host Community Holocaust Day of Remembrance on April 15
23+ min ago (13+ words) TAPinto...
Soviet-induced famine in Gagauzia: New exhibition uncovers 1946 atrocities
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (421+ words) The National Museum of History in Chi'in'u has launched a definitive exhibition documenting the man-made famine of 1946-1947. This collection specifically highlights the devastation in Southern Moldova, where nearly half of the Gagauz village populations perished under Soviet rule. A legacy…...
Randolph County Heritage Museum to Host World War I Exhibit
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (195+ words) Pocahontas, Arkansas " The Randolph County Heritage Museum will host The Great War: Arkansas in World War I, a free traveling exhibit highlighting Arkansas's role during World War I both at home and on the battlefield. The exhibit will be on…...
The National WWII Museum Opening New Special Exhibit Come Back Fighting: USS New Orleans at War
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (419+ words) The National WWII Museum | New Orleans A public opening reception is set for Thursday evening, April 9, and Come Back Fighting will be open to Museum visitors starting Friday, April 10. The exhibit traces the New Orleans" journey from her prewar commissioning…...
World War II history comes alive in newly reimagined Texas museum
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (532+ words) FREDERICKSBURG, Texas " The National Museum of the Pacific War is battling time. The personal connection to World War II is being lost as the generation that lived through the conflict passes away. Only 45, 000 Americans of the more than 16 million who…...
Opinion | When it comes to wartime rhetoric, Trump is no Churchill
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (339+ words) As scholars of rhetoric, we study how in moments of war, words are not ornamental; they are strategic. They can shape public resolve, signal intentions to allies and adversaries and define the moral boundaries of violence. Few leaders understood this…...
10th Mountain Division Soldier escorts WWII POW, ancestor, back home
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (749+ words) By Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs April 9, 2026 The duty was deeply personal for Sgt. Andrew Walsh, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The POW was his great-great uncle, and at his grandmother's request, Walsh was…...
Cover - Jun 23, 1941, Vol. XXXVII, No. 25 - The Vault
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (26+ words) TIME'Time Magazine June 23, 1941 | Vol. XXXVII No. 25 June 23, 1941 |Vol. XXXVII No. 25...
US Naval ship named after Cheshire native to be commissioned
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (358+ words) Retired U. S. Marine Corps Colonel Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum Jr. said he was left speechless ten years ago when he found out an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would bear his name. "It really took me to my knees," Col. Barnum said. "It…...