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Georgia's Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (338+ words) It was named after Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr. and his wife, Julia Moore. The U. S. Army training base formerly known as Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore on Thursday to honor a late lieutenant general and his wife and remove…...
David Muir shares emotional reunion between WWII veteran and fighter plane
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (345+ words) Col. Joe Peterburs flew the same aircraft type he piloted during WWII. "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over Mc Kinleyville, California, taking…...
Typhoon flipped over cars and ripped away roofs on US islands in the Pacific Ocean
1+ week, 4+ day ago (376+ words) A super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean flipped over cars and ripped away tin roofs on the remote Northern Mariana Islands The super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipped over cars, toppled utility poles…...
Hot dogs and steaks and bacon, oh my! Meat raffles keep a beloved Midwest tradition alive
1+ week, 4+ day ago (622+ words) They're called meat raffles, and they're a tradition in a few pockets of the U. S. They're featured mainly at neighborhood bars or at American Legion or VFW posts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York state WACONIA, Minn. -- In these polarizing times,…...
Thousands gather in Poland for the annual march on Holocaust Remembrance Day
1+ week, 5+ day ago (312+ words) Holocaust survivors from around the world joined thousands of people in the March of the Living WARSAW, Poland -- Holocaust survivors from around the world joined thousands of people on Tuesday in the March of the Living, an annual event held…...
Today in History: April 1, US forces invade Okinawa during World War II
3+ week, 4+ day ago (371+ words) Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2026. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool's Day. On April 1, 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II. (U. S. forces succeeded in capturing the Japanese island on…...
With Spielberg's help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate
3+ week, 5+ day ago (750+ words) A 101-year-old survivor of Auschwitz has, with help from Steven Spielberg, become a mighty warrior against antisemitism in France SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSS'S, France -- After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka developed a stock answer to shut down questioners who'd ask about her experiences of…...
First submarine named after Massachusetts joins the Navy fleet
4+ week, 1+ day ago (359+ words) The USS Massachusetts has joined the Navy fleet BOSTON -- The USS Massachusetts officially joined the Navy fleet on Saturday after a commissioning ceremony, making it the first submarine named after the Bay State. Siedsma did not say where the sub…...
US aims to exhume and identify 88 USS Arizona crew members buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (649+ words) HONOLULU -- The U. S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who were buried as unknowns in a Honolulu cemetery. It's part of an…...