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Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 10 hours agoD-Day veterans and other dignitaries will gather to remember the thousands of lives lost during the...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 minutes agoWorld War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to...
New marker to commemorate Revolutionary War general's visit to Augusta in 1825
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHe was inspired by the American Revolution. Despite the disapproval of the French king, he joined...
Utica business begins making pianos 100 years ago: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago(Answers will appear here next week.) Answer to last week's question: Andrew Jackson, seventh...
The American D-Day soldiers who left messages in a castle
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt is estimated that about 300,000 American military personnel were deployed to Northern Ireland by...
Ilkeston historian joins WW2 vehicle convoy for D-Day anniversary
BBC News· 5 hours agoA Derbyshire historian has travelled to Normandy in a vintage World War Two truck convoy to...
Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy during World War II
The Mining Journal· 2 hours agoBy The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 6, the 158th day of 2024. There are 208 days left in...
US military veterans, the youngest 96, visit Normandy for what for many will be last, big goodbye
Just the News· 15 hours agoFor almost all the dwindling number of veterans who came back to mark the anniversary of the Allied...
As World War I loomed, here’s how Fort Worth gathered in a spirit of patriotic unity
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 5 days agoThe spirit of racial unity would be severely tested in the next two years when more than 2,000 Black...
'Oddities In The El Paso News,' a look at border life in 1922: Trish Long
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSo reads a sign in an El Paso restaurant. Americans note with surprise that squads of soldiers...