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The genesis of Memorial Day in RI: Why we remember our fallen heroes
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMarion McQuillian was 8½½ years old in the spring of 1917. As the accompanying photo shows, she and...
Opinion: As the first World War II Heritage City, Wilmington started a nationwide trend
Star News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFrom Manitowac to Pascagoula, Casper to Savannah. From New Orleans to Wichita, Oak Ridge to...
Remembering the Columbia River Flood that completely destroyed Vanport, Oregon
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Stuck between life and death in WWII, Cincy native Lt. John Fox chose his country
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMaybe you’ve heard of 1st Lt. John Robert Fox. His story bears repeating, often. The Cincinnati...
Vietnam veteran's Medal of Honor to be permanently displayed at Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 29—Franklin D. Miller, or "Dean," as he was known to his unit during the Vietnam War, was a U.S. Army command sergeant major who was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 5, 1971, by former ...
Texas Tech football player Lou Breuer has never been forgotten: Part 2
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn his wrist for no telling how many years, Tom Gunning wore a memorial bracelet. Whenever someone...
Some Indigenous people in Taiwan want to drop their Chinese names: 'That history has nothing to do...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIndigenous performers in Taipei, Taiwan, pose for photos during an annual traditional performance at...
On This Day, Aug. 15: Partition divides India, Pakistan after British independence
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPeople ride on a refugee special train at Ambala Station in India in February 1954. The 1947...
American history resides in Hamilton: Capt. John Cleves Symmes and his 'Hollow Earth' theory
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the middle of a city park in Hamilton, Ohio, you can find a peculiar monument to Capt. John...
The monster in the house
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 3 months agoI read with interest Ron Waterman’s guest view in the March 19, Helena Independent Record regarding Hitler’s and the Nazi’s attacks on Jewish people and...