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Master Chief William Goines, first Black Navy SEAL, passes away at 88
Task & Purpose· 4 days agoThe first Black sailor to serve as a modern-era Navy SEAL wasn’t allowed to use the public pool in...
New Orleans, Louisiana in Four Days: A Jazz Lover's Guide
Erin Austen Abbott via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEmbrace the New Orleans jazz culture, along with restaurants to visit, newly discovered shops,...
How Vannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century
IEEE Spectrum· 5 days agoIn the summer of 1945, Robert J. Oppenheimer and other key members of the Manhattan Project gathered in New Mexico to witness the first atomic bomb test....
Hitler's navy once terrorized Texas Gulf Coast for months on end
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoAdolf Hitler declared war on the U.S. a few days after Pearl Harbor; within a few weeks, the German...
Who Owns Alexander the Great? It’s a Diplomatic Minefield.
New York Times· 4 days agoThe center of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, a Balkan country born just 33 years ago as an...
Why Dayton is perfect for a great air show: History in flight goes well beyond the Wright brothers
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 20—The Wright brothers are the obvious Dayton connection to flight. But not even the brothers could have imagined the many feats of greatness spurred by the invention of flight, especially ...
Fourth of July fireworks shows are planned all around metro New Orleans. See when and where.
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 2 days agoWith fireworks and great entertainment, local Independence Day celebrations will offer plenty to do...
10 New Mexico places to check off your bucket list in 2024
Tribune via AOL· 6 days agoJun. 16—If traveling more was one of your list of 2024 goals, then New Mexico definitely has places to put on your itinerary. The Land of Enchantment has a diverse landscape and rich history ...
William Goines, first Black member of elite Navy SEALs, dies at 87 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 17 hours agoMr. Goines retired from the Navy in 1987 as a master chief petty officer. The U.S. military started to desegregate its forces after World War II ...
On This Day in History - June 18th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 5 days agoOn June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on Britain, beginning the War of 1812.