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From escaping Soviet oppression to the Olympics, Mansfield woman shares stories from her historic life
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (305+ words) Late one night in November 1956, as the Hungarian Revolution unfolded, Maria Balogh, 90, along with her late husband Joseph Balogh borrowed a friend's motorcycle to escape Soviet oppression. "He put me behind him and, oh my God, we took off," she…...
US aims to exhume and identify the remains of 88 Pearl Harbor dead buried as unknowns
3+ week, 1+ day ago (198+ words) US aims to exhume and identify the remains of 88 Pearl Harbor dead buried as unknowns'The Sun Chronicle FILE - A grave marker for an unknown casualty from the USS Arizona is shown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, July…...
A Holocaust survivor born in a concentration camp shares her story
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (171+ words) A Holocaust survivor born in a concentration camp shares her story'thesunchronicle.com As she went into labor in March 1945, the Russians were advancing through Germany, and Bergen-Belsen was in chaos. Her daughter, Ilana, was born on March 19, 30 days before the…...
Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (168+ words) Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously'thesunchronicle.com Clifford Urabe, left, and June Harada, nephew and niece of Howard Urabe, a former University of Hawaii ROTC cadet, are interviewed after a posthumous commissioning ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial…...
Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin observe a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat, from Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, on Sept. 3, 2015. FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen…...
European leaders announce new equity fund for Ukraine and urge investment even as war accelerates
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with United States Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Joseph Keith Kellogg, during their meeting in Rome, Italy, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Pope Leo XIV wave to journalists during…...
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, dies at age 105
1+ year, 1+ week ago (289+ words) John "Paddy" Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105. The Royal Air Force says he died Monday at his home in Dublin. Hemingway was just 20 years old when he…...