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At Museums, a Revolution Gains Momentum
New York Times· 3 days ago“Maybe some of our visitors thought it was the Air and Space Museum,” she said of the popular institution next door ...
Discovery of World War II fighter plane sets path for first U.S.-Papua New Guinea Sister City
The Pendulum· 5 days agoA team from Pacific Wrecks discovered one of the most famous World War II aircraft in Papua New...
How a World War II Escape Map Found a Second Use as a Ladies Garment
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoWhat Maxwell didn’t understand at the time was that the blouse had been made from a real map, one that had belonged to his father...Maxwell. The map came into John’s possession during World ...
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· 1 day agoThrough the linkage of time, space and memory, these items weave together lives whose paths crossed,...
Can American civilians buy Soviet-era combat aircraft?
Newsweek· 20 hours agoThe Kyiv Post said Kazakhstan parted with 81 planes for less than $20,000 each. The deal reportedly...
Black History Of D-Day: The Untold Story Of The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion
Black America Web· 16 hours agoInstead of fighting on the front lines, they deployed barrage balloons to protect Allied forces from...
'Last Roar of the Mighty Liberty V-12': Aviators preparing to celebrate first flight around the...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 5—Nearly a century after the Douglas World Cruisers completed the first flight around the world on Sept. 28, 1924, local aviators are preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ...
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College
New York Times· 4 days agoBenjamin B. Bolger has been to Harvard and Stanford and Yale. Over all, Bolger has 14 advanced degrees, plus an associate’s and a bachelor ...
Trip a blessing despite early exit from National Spelling Bee
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 6 days agoNolan Roule, an eighth grader at St. John’s Lutheran School, made it past the first round during the...
18 Fantastic Family Vacation Destinations—and Where to Stay There
AFAR· 11 hours agoPlanning a family vacation, like many aspects of parenting, is a fine art. Start by choosing the...