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‘The first wave went through hell:’ The 16th Infantry Regiment’s role in victory on D-Day
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAmong the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th...
The oldest man at D-Day earned the Medal of Honor
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWith his cane? A Roosevelt. It would take a Roosevelt. Specifically, it took Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt III, whose son also landed that day. And he...
The officer who stormed Normandy with nothing but a cane and pistol
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOne NCO recalled seeing Roosevelt on the beach 'with a cane in one hand, a map in the other, walking...
Road closures announced for Art Festival weekend in Allentown
The Buffalo News· 2 days agoA few major roads will be closed for both the Allentown Art Festival and the Allen West Art Festival...
Famous hotel near Colorado Springs to celebrate its 150th anniversary
Colorado Springs Gazette· 5 days agoU.S. President Theodore Roosevelt stayed there. Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show dropped by,...
‘D-Day: Freedom From Above’ Review: Soldiers’ Airborne Stories
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoAn exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Army commemorates the 80th anniversary of the decisive...
President’s sons among those laid to rest in WWII cemetery
ABC 26 New Orleans· 4 days agoThere are 45 sets of brothers who are buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, of which 33 are laid...
Learn the history of the teddy bear at County Line Historical Society presentation
The Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMarket St. Parking is available across North Market Street from the church. The teddy bear was invented in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. It began ...
Medora Musical sets a new path forward
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 1 day agoTwo North Dakotans are part of that change and are performing in the musical for the first time this year — Burning Hills singer Karter Dolan of Bismarck...
Guest Column: Building the right sustainable forest management and old growth stands
The Bulletin· 6 days agoTheodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot were two of the original architects of the National Forest...