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Key dates in Michigan Central Station's 111-year history
Detroit News· 11 hours agoOnce the tallest rail station in the world, the station, now on the verge of reopening after...
On D-Day, the U.S. Conquered the British Empire
The Atlantic· 11 hours agoIt also signaled the collapse of the European empires and the birth of an American superpower that promised to dedicate its foreign policy to...
Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in New York steamboat disaster
Stamford Advocate· 10 hours agoToday is Saturday, June 15, the 167th day of 2024. On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York’s East River. In 1215, England ...
The Pentagon Is Finally Honoring a Black D-Day Hero — 80 Years Late
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoWaverly Woodson treated men for 30 hours on Omaha beach. But his heroic record that day became a casualty of entrenched racism, wartime bureaucracy and Pentagon record-keeping.
Trump’s attempted White House return faces headwinds of history | Holy Cow! History
Santa Maria Times· 2 days agoThe 2024 presidential race is unlike anything that’s happened in our lifetime. It’s a grudge match...
80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring missing airmen home
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMinutes before plunging to their deaths, five airmen successfully dropped 14 paratroopers from the...
Today in History: June 13, Johnson nominates Marshall to become first Black Supreme Court justice
San Francisco Chronicle· 10 hours agoToday is Thursday, June 13, the 165th day of 2024. There are 201 days left in the year. On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become ...
54 famous quotes about freedom to share on the 4th of July
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoShow your patriotic spirit this 4th of July and other American holidays with these inspiring freedom...
National Geographic special tracks recovery of Tuskegee Airman's plane from Lake Huron
Gannett via AOL· 5 days ago“The Real Red Tails” traces how Black activists had to lobby for more significant roles on the...
D-Day news rang out across Delaware as the bells tolled
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAt the same time, the Blue Hen Theatre in Rehoboth was packed as patrons awaited President Franklin ...