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Gaspee Days 2024: Rhode Islanders celebrate the burning of the HMS Gaspee. Here's how.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWARWICK – More than 250 years ago, Rhode Island colonists had a grudge against the HMS Gaspee and...
Northumberland veteran remembers D-Day comrades
BBC News· 6 hours agoA World War Two veteran says he was "prepared to die" while taking part in the D-Day landings. William Wake, 98, from Morpeth, Northumberland was an...
'My dad nearly died on D-Day but in Essex, not Normandy'
BBC News· 6 hours agoMuch of the unit's work was detailed in Paul Roberson's PhD thesis, which was kept secret for years...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel on Tuesday morning, many in good spirits,...
I won’t let Titanic shipyard sink, vows Harland & Wolff chief
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 17 hours agoHarland & Wolff has a £1.6bn contract to build three massive fleet solid support (FSS) warships for...
'This Is What We've Been Fighting For.' British Veteran Remembers D-Day
International Business Times· 3 days agoJohn Roberts was a 20-year-old British Royal Navy officer during the D-Day landings 80 years ago and...
On D-Day’s 80th anniversary, veterans share their memories of historic day
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 hours agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark...
‘Papa Jake’ among the centenarian veterans sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
19 Action News Cleveland· 13 hours agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark...
Photos: The D-Day landings | CNN
CNN.com· 13 hours agoThis year marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, which laid the foundation for the Allied defeat of Germany in World War II.
When George Washington Nearly Kidnapped a British Prince
Mentalfloss· 6 days agoDuring the American Revolution, George Washington, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army,...