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Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
San Francisco Chronicle· 52 minutes agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Christian Lamb made maps to guide the crews landing crafts at Normandy on D-Day
ABC News· 4 days agoWorking alone in a tiny office in London, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in...
Remembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 hours agoThe British D-Day veterans who gathered Monday to kick off events marking the 80th anniversary of...
How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
San Francisco Chronicle· 21 hours agoIt was early June 1944 — just before the long-anticipated Normandy landings that ultimately...
Holger Rune, tennis prince of Denmark, has learned his lines. Is he ready to perform?
New York Times· 4 days agoNear midnight, cold and breezy, fans bundled and packed into Court 14, near the western edge of...
In the Former Eastern Bloc, They’re Terrified of a Trump Presidency
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoFor Americans, authoritarian rule is theoretical. But in Eastern Europe, reminders of it are...
BBC under fire over D-Day mapping blunder on Antiques Roadshow
Daily Telegraph· 23 hours agoDespite the D-Day maps blunder, the episode was applauded for deciding not to give valuations on...
D-Day veterans gather at Normandy invasion planning headquarters
BBC News· 14 hours agoD-Day veterans have spoken of their "sad memories" as they gathered at the headquarters where the...
These watches have actual pieces of D-Day history in them
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe Sand Dial watch features real sand from Utah Beach in Normandy, France (Praesidus) In...
Paris and its suburbs exposed to excessive air-noise pollution, research shows
RFI via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMore than three quarters of the population of the central Île-de-France region are "highly" exposed...