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What???s in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (981+ words) U.S. hurricane season is gearing up. And from Amanda and Boris onward, tropical cyclones' names in the Pacific region are unfolding quickly. But why the monikers each year? Or at all? "Look around in your home. Who or what has a…...
Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (466+ words) Today is Friday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2026. There are 132 days left in the year. On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people; scores of Black people were killed…...
A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan???s controversial shrine to the war dead
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1061+ words) Emperor Meiji first visited the site that would become one of Japan's most controversial shrines in 1874. He vowed that the names of those who died for their country would live there forever. More than 2.4 million people are now honored at…...
Today in History: August 14, FDR signs Social Security Act
1+ week, 2+ day ago (350+ words) Today is Friday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2026. There are 139 days left in the year. On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program. In 1936, in…...
Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border
1+ week, 3+ day ago (231+ words) Today is Thursday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2026. There are 140 days left in the year. On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin's eastern and western sectors before building a wall…...
Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (526+ words) TOKYO -- Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons "absolute evil," denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three…...
Today in History: August 9, U.S. bombs Nagasaki
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (315+ words) Today is Sunday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2026. There are 144 days left in the year. On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped an atomic device over Nagasaki; the bombing and subsequent radiation poisoning killed…...
Today in History: August 7, Twin Tower tightrope walk
2+ week, 2+ day ago (438+ words) Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2026. There are 146 days left in the year. On Aug. 7, 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit performed an unapproved tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, over 1,300 feet…...
EDITORIAL: Atomic Bombs Saved Lives: That's important to remember 81 years after end of WWII
2+ week, 3+ day ago (47+ words) Texarkana Gazette EDITORIAL: Atomic Bombs Saved Lives: That's important to remember 81 years after end of WWII It was 81 years ago today when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima....
Today in History: August 5, Nelson Mandela arrested
2+ week, 4+ day ago (426+ words) Today is Wednesday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2026. There are 148 days left in the year. On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting workers to strike; it…...