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Today in History: June 4, World War II’s Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific
The Bulletin· 3 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 4, the 156th day of 2024. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4,...
As World War I loomed, here’s how Fort Worth gathered in a spirit of patriotic unity
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe African-American contingent was at the end of the parade. They carried banners saying, “Negroes...
Party like you're 200: Mark Greer shares plans for Akron's year-long bicentennial celebration
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“We want every neighborhood engaged.” Akron became a city Dec. 6, 1825, after Gen. Simon Perkins,...
Why D-Day was even more spectacular than remembered
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune 6 marks 80 years since Allied Forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of Operation Overlord, the campaign to defeat the Nazis and...
Violence? Injustice? Math? It's all here in a history of 'The Great River,' the Mississippi
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn the mid-16th century, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men traveled across North...
‘Endgame 1944’ Review: A Savage Conflict in the East
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoChurchill is increasingly alarmed by Roosevelt’s “insouciance about Stalin’s territorial ambitions” and chafes at his own feelings of impotence. This is...
Today in History: June 4
The Herald Bulletin· 3 days agoPresident Obama forcefully defended his decision to exchange five Taliban prisoners — without notifying Congress — to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who...
In a tiny CT town, a super-controversial plan for blasting granite at historic site along river
Hartford Courant· 7 days agoHomeowners have banded together to fight the plan, warning that rock blasting could pollute the air...
Looking back at this week in history: June 2 - June 8
Tri-County Times· 6 days ago1935: Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 ...
When the Culture Wars Came for the Theater
The Atlantic· 3 days agoUnlike the state theaters of continental Europe, which were largely based in capital cities and set an artistic standard for their country, the FTP...
