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IDF Vet Comes to Baltimore to Talk PTSD
43+ min ago (618+ words) Eli Wininger comes from a long line of proud Jews. His grandfather survived the Holocaust, and his mother's side of the family escaped religious persecution in Tunisia. Both parts of his family settled safely in Israel, which, he said, "saved…...
Public line the streets to honour Cold War pilot on his final journey
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (676+ words) Retired squadron leader Pete Peters received full military honours after his long campaign(Image: Phil Coburn) A Cold War hero who flew top secret atomic missions has been laid to rest with full military honours after well-wishers turned out in…...
Amprion finds WWII aircraft at DolWin4 site
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (297+ words) Please select the Daily reNEWS.biz newsletters that you would like to receive from the list below. Click on the sign-up button and fill in your details B-17 wreck examined with no impact on schedule Amprion has identified wreckage from a…...
‘I considered starting over as a farmer’: Masao Adachi on political cinema, revolution and Japan today
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (742+ words) The director and ex-Japanese Red Army militant discusses his new film Escape, about the anarchist fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, the frustrations of radical film-making and progressive politics Last month, on the same day that Revolution+1 " a fictionalised account of the life…...
'A Textbook Informs the Mind. An Experience Reaches the Conscience': Dr. Bill Tinglin on Teaching the Holocaust to Next Generation
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (1311+ words) We won't track your information when you visit our site. But in order to comply with your preferences, we'll have to use just one tiny cookie so that you're not asked to make this choice again. For more than three…...
D-Day pilot Richard Heyman receives France's top honor
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (499+ words) Local D-Day pilot Richard Heyman was posthumously awarded the Chevalie'r de la Legion d'Honneur, France's Highest National Declaration, on Feb. 23 at the Soaring by the Sea Foundation's Airplane Hangar in Eugene. Heyman, a Creswell resident who died in January at…...
Daily Quiz: On Hitler’s various security groups
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (61+ words) On February 24, 1920, Adolf Hitler announced the Nazi Party's 25-point programme in Munich. The Hindu quiz on Hitler's various security groups Daily Quiz: On Hitler's various security groups Premium On February 24, 1920, Adolf Hitler announced the Nazi Party's 25-point programme in Munich....
USS Massachusetts: What Happened To The Ship That Fired WWII's Final Shot
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (554+ words) USS Massachusetts: What Happened To The Ship That Fired WWII's Final Shot'SlashGear USS Massachusetts: What Happened To The Ship That Fired WWII's Final Shot World War II was the largest military conflict in world history, and every side built massive…...
Army Quote of the Day by George Patton: ‘Give me an Army Of West Point graduates, and I’ll win a battle; give me an army of Texas Aggies…’
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (1217+ words) The legend of General George S. Patton Jr. and his alleged high praise for the Texas A&M Aggies remains a definitive piece of military folklore in 2026. While historians have long categorized the "West Point wins battles, Aggies win wars" quote…...
The mass WWII execution that left blood flowing in the street
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (844+ words) A Nazi massacre of 200 Greek prisoners during WW2 left blood flowing through the street, with many of those who survived the firing squad then buried alive." The horrific executions took place in the Athens suburb of Kaisariani on May 1, 1944, in retaliation…...