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A Revolutionary War soldier's DNA links him to living relatives
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (760+ words) Plaques to help identify 14 unknown soldiers who were found at the site of the Battle of Camden and are being reburied are seen on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. DNA analysis has recently identified one of them. Jeffrey Collins…...
Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time
2+ week, 2+ day ago (81+ words) At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944. Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real…...
In the 'biggest book giveaway in history' WWII soldiers received pocket-sized reads
4+ week, 1+ day ago (621+ words) When I was growing up, many of the dads in my neighborhood had served in World War II. True to stereotype, none of them talked much about the war. Information came sideways. My best friend's dad, who'd been in the Air…...
Actor and playwright David Haig talks about his new World War II thriller, 'Pressure"
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (597+ words) NPR's Scott Simon speaks with David Haig, who co-wrote the screenplay of the new movie "Pressure." It's based on Haig's play about the meteorologist tasked with predicting the weather on D-Day. It's early June 1944, days before the planned Allied landings…...
San Francisco celebrates iconic peace activist Wavy Gravy's 90th birthday
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (54+ words) The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned 90, and San Francisco threw a big party. San Francisco celebrates iconic peace activist Wavy Gravy's 90th birthday The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned…...
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (694+ words) President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade of the White House as he arrives to attend a luncheon for mothers Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption WASHINGTON " President Donald…...
As war on Ukraine continues, Russia prepares for smaller Victory Day parade
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (60+ words) Russia's annual Victory Day parade will be smaller than previous ones as the effects of the war on Ukraine take a toll. As war on Ukraine continues, Russia prepares for smaller Victory Day parade Russia's annual Victory Day parade will…...
Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artyom Zdunov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, May 4, 2026. Mikhail Metzel/Pool Sputnik Kremlin hide caption Russia's Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and…...
Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died last week at 100 years old
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (503+ words) One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy. America's lost a hero. George Hardy had…...
Once upon a time, nostalgia was epidemic among homesick soldiers
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (849+ words) A vinyl record is seen at United Record Pressing, July 11, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption Think back to a fond time and place in your childhood " perhaps a stroll with a parent along a waved-washed beach....