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Fury as famous D-Day beach ‘used as launchpad for migrant mega dinghies' - AOL
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (421+ words) The first beach to be stormed by the Allies on D-Day has become a launchpad for mega-dinghies carrying illegal migrants, according to reports. Utah Beach was a key battlefield for the tens of thousands of troops who landed in Normandy…...
The ship that carried 12,000 refugees to safety
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (414+ words) The Meredith Victory’s extraordinary Hungnam evacuation reveals the human cost of MacArthur’s push north during the Korean War. The author is a former emeritus professor of history at Konkuk University. There was exhilaration at reaching the Yalu River. Yet the…...
This Day in History, 1889: A floating cannery producing fish oil becomes a swimming bath
2+ week, 1+ day ago (565+ words) A May 8, 1889 story said the location on the Inlet would "permit the most timorous (to enjoy) in security the pleasures of sea bathing.” One of the first businesses in what became Vancouver was Spratt’s Oilery, a “floating cannery” on the…...
New Milton remembers 31 lives lost
2+ week, 4+ day ago (153+ words) During WW11, 31 people including two children, died during three bombing raids in New Milton and so every year local people come together to remember. An Act of Remembrance was held on 23 August, the anniversary of the first bombing raid on 23 August…...
New Milton residents honour 31 killed in Second World War bombing raids
2+ week, 5+ day ago (132+ words) A community gathered in remembrance of lives lost during the Second World War. On August 23, residents of New Milton came together to honour the 31 people killed in three separate bombing raids on the town during the Second World War. The…...
UK to hold first ever national day to honour victims and survivors of terrorism
3+ week, 3+ day ago (552+ words) The new national day following years of campianging from victims and survirors who have sought to raise awareness of the impacts of terrorism The UK will hold its first ever national day to recognise and honour the victims and survivors…...
Two plus two equals five
3+ week, 3+ day ago (810+ words) When recounting his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell admits, while being killed or maimed by bombs was a threat, he was equally concerned about the destructive impact of the lies and deceit pushed by newspapers, political parties…...
Britain to hold first 'National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of Terrorism"
3+ week, 3+ day ago (75+ words) Britain to hold first ‘National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of Terrorism’ The World from PRX Britain to hold first ‘National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of Terrorism’ Britain will hold its first “National Day Recognizing Victims and Survivors of…...
How Churchill’s propaganda helped Britain win the war
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (263+ words) One shouldn't stereotype people, but the British are often perceived – not least by themselves – as stubborn, steady, capable of endurance, resistant to sudden shifts. Scepticism, which sometimes curdles into cynicism, albeit not without humour, seems part of the national psyche....