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Heroism medal awarded to last survivor of 1955 Cold War military rescue on St. Lawrence Island
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 30—GAMBELL — In June 1955, at the height of summer on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, Alaska National Guard Pvt. Bruce Boolowon of the 1st Scouts, just 20 years old, had to stop ...
Helen Keller was the first lady of courage
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlabamian Helen Keller, whose birthday is June 27, was admired around the world. Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages. She...
Today is: Pink Cadillac Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis day is dedicated to pink Cadillacs, which have an iconic place in American culture, most notably because of Elvis Presley. Elvis mentioned a pink...
Sheboygan's North Eighth Street hasn't changed much in 100 years. These businesses called it home. |...
The Sheboygan Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSHEBOYGAN - The view in the 1100 and 1200 block of North Eighth Street has not changed much since...
Bear hunter, murderess, PBC founders: Colorful characters at West Palm Beach Cemetery
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe city of West Palm Beach is offering free tours of its historic cemetery, Woodlawn, once a month...
Here's the real origin story of Farm & Fleet and Fleet Farm
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor decades, Wisconsinites have circulated myths around the origin story that Fleet Farm and Blain's...
Moorhead Kennedy, US diplomat held captive for 444 days during the Iranian hostage crisis – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMoorhead Kennedy, who has died aged 93, was among the most senior of the 52 American diplomats and...
Sudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAndrew Brimmer gets sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board. President Lyndon Johnson,...
Barbara Walters’ life and times on Miami Beach. Was she ‘a poor little rich girl?’
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoTelevision journalist Barbara Walters was a member of the Miami Beach Senior High Class of 1947...
Retro Baltimore: How Orioles’ arrival helped integrate Baltimore hotels in 1950s
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoThe 1954 Orioles were a hapless bunch, losing 100 games in their first season. But the impact of that fledgling team 70 years ago transcended baseball. The arrival of those Orioles of yore helped ...
