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Yohei Kono, who apologized for Japan's wartime sexual abuses of 'comfort women,' dies at 89
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (348+ words) TOKYO " Yohei Kono, a veteran Japanese politician who as top government spokesperson offered a historic apology to Asian women over sexual abuses by Japan's wartime military, has died, officials said. He was 89. Kono had placed great importance on promoting friendly…...
Today in History: June 1, priceless recordings destroyed in Universal Studios fire | Living | journalgazette. net
1+ week, 2+ day ago (397+ words) Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2026. There are 213 days left in the year. In 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, "Don't give up the ship," during a losing battle with the…...
Today in History: May 22, strongest earthquake recorded strikes Chile | Living | journalgazette. net
2+ week, 5+ day ago (336+ words) Today is Friday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2026. There are 223 days left in the year. In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano, signed a "Pact of Steel" committing their two countries to a military…...
Today in History: May 18, Mount St. Helens erupts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026. There are 227 days left in the year. In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during the Civil War, ending July 4 with a Union victory that gave its forces control of the Mississippi River. In…...
Today in History: May 15, police kill two students during Jackson State protests
3+ week, 5+ day ago (278+ words) Today is Friday, May 15, the 135th day of 2026. There are 230 days left in the year. In 1800, President John Adams ordered government offices to relocate from Philadelphia to the newly constructed city of Washington, in the federal District of Columbia. In 1862, President…...
Albrecht Weinberg, a Holocaust survivor who returned to Germany in his 80s, dies at 101
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (18+ words) The Journal Gazette...
Today in History: May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (309+ words) Today is Sunday, May 10, the 130th day of 2026. There are 235 days left in the year. In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, New York. In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis…...
Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (281+ words) Today is Monday, May 4, the 124th day of 2026. There are 241 days left in the year. In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an eight-hour workday turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded, killing seven police officers…...
Today in History: April 26, the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (338+ words) Today is Sunday, April 26, the 116th day of 2026. There are 249 days left in the year. In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Virginia, on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere. In 1865, John…...
April 1946: Wife, son leave Fort Wayne to join Army officer in Germany
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Maxine Camper and son Raymond Jr. left Fort Wayne on April 11, 1946, to join First Lt. Raymond Camper at Erlangen, Germany. The Campers had been living with Maxine's father, W. D. Starling, on Wells Street while Lt. Camper was serving in the Army…...