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The forgotten hero: Uncovering Rhode Island's lost Medal of Honor recipient from WWII
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBack in March, I wrote a column about the Medal of Honor awarded to WWII hero George Peters from...
A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOne of war photographer Robert Capa's images shows a wave of troops arriving on the Normandy beaches...
Is finding common ground possible in today's political climate? Naming panel says 'yes'
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIs the animosity between Democrats and Republicans based on difference in ideology or is it rooted...
From Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty: Renaming to cost more than $6 million
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFORT BRAGG — The cost to rename Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty will be about $6.37 million, according to...
Louisiana Army base renamed for Black World War I soldier
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFORT JOHNSON - Linda Rhodes of Pineville was overwhelmed with honor to witness the re-designation of...
Kennedy Center Honors 2022: Julia Roberts salutes George Clooney, Eddie Vedder channels U2
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON – For the tenderhearted Amy Grant, it was about the “shared joy” of the experience....
Who else should win the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoI can’t imagine being president of the United States is very much fun. Lyndon Johnson, a...
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoEducator Mary McLeod Bethune regularly wrote of her travels abroad. Robert Abbott Sengstacke via...
Who's been honored as WHS Distinguished Citizens? See the list through the years
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWashington High School will welcome four new members to the ranks of Distinguished Citizens this...
Diane Nash merits the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but she deserves much more | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDiane J. Nash arrived in Washington, D.C. in early July as a courageous one, but she stood before...