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Civil War unit, often called Schuylkill Regiment, focus of presentation in Orwigsburg
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoORWIGSBURG — Civil War historian Ben Varner discussed the explosive history of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment recently at the Orwigsburg Historical Society. Explosive, indeed ...
Archaeologists search English crash site of World War II bomber for remains of lost American pilot
WLTX-TV Columbia· 3 days agoThe bomber, loaded with 12,000 pounds of explosives, crashed after its controls failed, and now...
World War II planes stop in Maine on D-Day remembrance journey
Bangor Daily News· 6 days agoC-47s dropped paratroopers in Normandy on D-Day — June 6, 1944 — in a massive airborne mission that...
The world's oldest landmarks still attracting the crowds today
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 2 days agoShaped like a pyramid, the climb up Borobudur represents the spiritual journey to...
Memorial Day poppies honor those who died in service to their country
Herald & Review· 5 hours agoThe association was immortalized in the poem “In Flanders Fields,” by John McCrae, written to honor...
From schools to the Olympics, how France’s staunch secularism affects religion in public life
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 2 days agoMARSEILLE, France (AP) — Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any small village in the French countryside, and signs of faith are everywhere. Many Muslim women wear he…
German far-right party bans its top European election candidate from campaigning after Nazi remark
Associated Press· 2 days agoThe public demotion came after Maximilian Krah told an Italian newspaper that not all members of the...
German far-right party bans its top European election candidate from campaigning after Nazi remark
Newsday· 2 days agoThe public demotion came after Maximilian Krah told an Italian newspaper that not all members of the...
From schools to the Olympics, how France’s staunch secularism affects religion in public life
WWTI Watertown· 2 days agoMARSEILLE, France (AP) — Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any...
B-17 gunner’s remains buried in North Carolina 80 years after bomber went down in France
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoA U.S. Army Air Forces staff sergeant was laid to rest Monday in North Carolina, eight decades after...