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World War II vet proves you’re never too old to horse around
19+ min ago (214+ words) Fancy (mini horse), 20, farm owner Dawn Marie and World War II veteran Howard Mautner, 102. Howard Mautner is all smiles on his 102nd birthday. Howard Mautner with friend Todd Belknap (right), farm owner Dawn Marie (top) and horses Fancy (lower right) and…...
The Computer That Helped Win World War II?? spectrum.ieee.org
24+ min ago (123+ words) The Computer That Helped Win World War II · spectrum.ieee.org Kottke.org This site is made possible by member support. 💞 Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support. kottke.org. home of fine hypertext…...
Lost in 1944, WWII Soldier to be Buried in Idaho
48+ min ago (64+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Pvt. Donald L. Shutts, 20, missing in action during World War II, will be interred Aug. 10 at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, Idaho. Services and interment are being coordinated by Bowman Funeral…...
Valuable WWII German motorcycle emerged from the Danube
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (357+ words) An extraordinary relic drew attention on the embankment at Batthyány Square when, thanks to the Danube’s exceptionally low water level, a German military motorcycle from the Second World War became visible among the rocks. Later, other dangerous items and human…...
Danube River’s low water level reveals hulks of World War II ships
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (193+ words) The beautiful blue Danube is wrestling with a dark past. In the middle of the river separating Serbia and Romania, near the Serbian port of Prahovo, a rusty hull is now visible, according to the news organization. Historians said that…...
UK mansion where???listeners??? spied on Nazi generals becomes museum
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (562+ words) UK mansion where ‘listeners’ spied on Nazi generals becomes museum Kuwait Times UK mansion where ‘listeners’ spied on Nazi generals becomes museum Upstairs, Nazi generals enjoyed wine and lounged in elegant rooms. Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert…...
The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (271+ words) They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube’s record low water levels also have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down, and governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity....
Lost in 1950, Korean War Soldier Returns Home for Burial in Illinois
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (65+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Jackie L. Thurman, 18, killed during the Korean War, will be interred Aug. 8 at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Norris City, Illinois. Services and interment are being coordinated by Campbell Funeral Home. Lost…...
US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Valley Forge Won 17 Battle Stars Across Two Wars and Was Meant to Become a Museum. The Financing Fell Through and She Was Scrapped in 1971.
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (936+ words) When people think of American aircraft carriers, they usually think about one of the many nuclear-powered carriers that the Navy has built over the years. But the conventionally powered carriers, many of which served or were designed during the Second…...
Low Danube Waters Reveal Sunken Nazi Fleet Wrecks
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (390+ words) Wreckage of the Hofuku Maru, which sank in 1944 with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard, was located off the coast of Luzon Exceptionally low water levels on the Danube River in Serbia have once again exposed dozens of wrecks from Germany’s World…...