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Islanders have 105-year-old World War II veteran play national anthem on sax
30+ min ago (172+ words) Dominick Critelli cheered at UBS Arena again with another incredible performance NJD@NYI: WWII veteran Critelli returns to play national anthem A memorable performance always deserves an encore. Staff Sergeant Dominick Critelli, a 105-year-old World War II veteran, played the…...
‘Life behind each name’: Victoria monument honours Japanese Canadians interned during WW2
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (467+ words) Published 4:21 pm Saturday, October 3, 2026 A sprawling new monument just minutes from the B.C. Legislature honours the Japanese Canadians interned during the Second World War. “A monument does not restore homes, businesses, fish boats, property or years that were taken, but it…...
Tucker Carlson claims UK should have LOST Second World War - so Jacob Rees-Mogg sets him straight
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (608+ words) The American presenter Tucker Carlson has claimed Britain would have been better off losing the Second World War to an incredulous Jacob Rees-Mogg – but says he is not a Nazi supporter. The US commentator was widely mocked after his most…...
Japanese Canadian community in Winnipeg gathers to mark World War 2 monument unveiling
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (524+ words) Posted October 3, 2026 6:35 pm. Winnipeg’s Japanese Canadian community members gathered to mark the opening of the new monument in British Columbia honouring the nearly 25,000 Japanese Canadians who were uprooted from their homes during World War 2. “I was just happy that it…...
On this day in Yonkers history…
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (840+ words) Harry Truman on his October 29, 1948 trip to Yonkers, chatting with eleven year old Girl Scout Carol Bayerschmidt. She had just pinned a read feather on his chest. They are in Larkin Plaza for the Community Chest Drive. According to the…...
Tucker Carlson: 'Has the UK benefitted' from defeating Hitler?
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (11+ words) WATCH: Tucker Carlson: 'Has the UK benefitted' from defeating Hitler? Stuff...
YF-12 Blackbird pilot recalls shooting down QB-47 Target Drone
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (494+ words) As chief of the Air Force SR-71A/YF-12 Test Force, Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Stephens headed about 400 military and civilian test pilots, engineers, technicians and others needed in testing the Mach +3 aircraft. One of them was James D. Eastham. In 1956, Eastham (1918-2016) joined…...
Today in History: October 3, Amanda Knox freed after Italian murder convictions tossed
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (460+ words) Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2026. There are 89 days left in the year. On Oct. 3, 2011, an Italian appeals court freed Amanda Knox of Seattle after four years in prison, tossing murder convictions against Knox and an ex-boyfriend in the…...
7 Years Later, US Marine General James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis and His Line on Aggressiveness Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (840+ words) Forgotten History: He is also the man whose actual call sign was CHAOS, not Mad Dog, and who has spent years telling anyone who will listen that the press invented the nickname everyone uses. James Norman Mattis, callsign “CHAOS” (informally…...
Saint Lucian receives Veteran of the Year award in Britain
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (462+ words) Lester Francois, a retired warrant officer class one in the British Army, received the Veteran of the Year award last week at the Leavers to Leaders (LTL) Awards. This follows a 24-year career in the British Army, during which he…...