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Loran Smith: Alan Kinder returns to France for 80th anniversary of D-Day
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWith estimates of a million casualties or more, President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the...
Who was Barney Allis? And why is a ‘forlorn’ KC plaza named after this beloved man?
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“I have pictures of him with (Presidents) Kennedy and Eisenhower and … others of that ilk, if you...
Before there was Trump there was James Michael Curley - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoFor Trump’s diehard detractors, meanwhile, his new status as a convicted felon is, to quote The New...
High Five: Five Early Drug War Laws
High Times· 2 days agoThe Harrison Narcotics Act was signed by then-President Woodrow Wilson on Dec. 17, 1914 and took effect on March 1, 1915, establishing a federal drug tax designed to generate revenue and curb ...
On This Day in History - May 30th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 7 days agoOn May 30, 1934, the House of Representatives voted to create the Everglades National Park to...
Who was Barney Allis? And why is a ‘forlorn’ KC plaza named after this beloved man?
The Kansas City Star· 4 days agoHe “came from nothing and he just excelled. It’s the typical self-made man story.”
Decades after World War II, Filipino veterans are still fighting for recognition
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 6 days agoS. against Japan during WWII. Despite the promises to grant benefits including citizenship to the...
Here’s how Kansas City’s Bach Aria Soloists will celebrate their 25th season
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOne of those is the Heritage Philharmonic conducted by Jim Murray. The ensemble will present a pops...
Film highlights finding of Tuskegee airman's plane 70 years after crash in Lake Huron
Detroit News· 1 day agoA World War II plane piloted by a Tuskegee Airman went down in 1944 in Lake Huron, and until a dive...
Opinion: This deal can end the war in Gaza
CNN.com· 3 days agoIt’s taken more than half a year, but, finally, President Joe Biden has publicly unveiled an Israeli plan that could end the bloodshed in Gaza....
