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At Museums, a Revolution Gains Momentum
New York Times· 3 days agoWhen Melissa Chiu began her tenure as the director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 10 years ago, she had a stray thought about the...
Actor Idris Elba discusses suppressed stories of D-Day’s Black vets
Military Times via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe men of the 320th were brought ashore during the invasion’s first wave and tasked with providing...
Discovery of World War II fighter plane sets path for first U.S.-Papua New Guinea Sister City
The Pendulum· 4 days agoA team from Pacific Wrecks discovered one of the most famous World War II aircraft in Papua New...
A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNational Museum of American History In the days and weeks after June 6, Omaha Beach was transformed...
Black History Of D-Day: The Untold Story Of The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion
Black America Web· 12 hours agoInstead of fighting on the front lines, they deployed barrage balloons to protect Allied forces from...
How a World War II Escape Map Found a Second Use as a Ladies Garment
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoWhat Maxwell didn’t understand at the time was that the blouse had been made from a real map, one that had belonged to his father...Maxwell. The map came into John’s possession during World ...
Can American civilians buy Soviet-era combat aircraft?
Newsweek· 16 hours agoThe deal reportedly saw the sale of multiple aircraft models, including twin-engine MiG-29 fighters,...
18 Fantastic Family Vacation Destinations—and Where to Stay There
AFAR· 7 hours agoPlanning a family vacation, like many aspects of parenting, is a fine art. Start by choosing the...
'Last Roar of the Mighty Liberty V-12': Aviators preparing to celebrate first flight around the...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoJun. 5—Nearly a century after the Douglas World Cruisers completed the first flight around the world on Sept. 28, 1924, local aviators are preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ...
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College
New York Times· 4 days agoBenjamin B. Bolger has been to Harvard and Stanford and Yale. Over all, Bolger has 14 advanced degrees, plus an associate’s and a bachelor ...