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Tom Bower, Private Eye Turned ‘Die Hard 2’ Star, Dies at 86
The Daily Beast· 8 hours agoThe actor, also known for his television roles on shows like ‘The Waltons’ and ‘Lucky Hank,’...
How Saving Private Ryan's D-Day sequence changed the way we see war
BBC News· 20 hours agoFrom Henry Koster's romantic melodrama D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) through to Julius Avery's...
Opinion | The lesson from D-Day about our divisions
Washington Post· 9 hours agoThe images of President Biden in Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion were poignant considering the nation is currently so...
Tim Benz: 80 years after D-Day, remembering baseball's connection to World War II
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 1 day agoIt may have been 80 years ago, but Alex Vasselo can distinctly recall the news broadcasts from June...
This Day in History: Fact-Checking D-Day Rumors on Its 80th Anniversary
Snopes· 1 day agoThe invasion of Normandy is credited for changing the tides of World War II. For years, Snopes has...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoFelton learned he could apply for the award while in France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Due...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due, something personal
U-T San Diego· 4 days ago“That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba. More than 8 million people of color served with the Allies, and the series digs deep to focus on how some fared at D-& ...
McConnell takes aim at 'isolationist' colleagues in scathing D-Day essay
Fox News· 15 hours ago"American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines joined allies and took the fight to the Axis powers...
Donald Trump mocked over "darkest day" claim
Newsweek· 7 days agoAlongside a screenshot of an email alert which read "The darkestday in American history," one user posted: "Move over Pearl Harbor and ...
At 102, a WWII veteran died on his way to Normandy to commemorate D-Day
Washington Post· 4 hours agoNearly 80 years after Bob Persichitti watched the flag raised atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, the 102-year-old Navy veteran was headed to Normandy to commemorate another ...