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A fundraiser has been launched with the hopes of having a bust erected of the first Irish soldier to receive the Military ...
During World War II, homing pigeons played a crucial role as secret agents, delivering vital intelligence from Nazi-occupied ...
Judy the pointer became the only animal to be recognised as a prisoner of war during WWII - and she managed to save multiple ...
As Townsville prepares to commemorate 80 years since Victory in the Pacific with a series of VP80 events this month, one name from our city’s wartime past stands out -Captain Bill MacIntosh, MC, MM.
I often used to wonder about the meaning of that old aphorism "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." I now realise ...
Daniel, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Daniel, of this city, and whose wife and their 18-months-old son, R. C. Junior live in Gadsden, and who is still in Germany has made a record for himself in Uncle Sam ...
Princess Anne is widely known as the hardest-working royal, but she also proved she has nerves of steel during a 1974 kidnapping attempt. “I kept saying I didn’t want to get out of the car, and I was ...
More than 100 people gathered in Texas on Saturday to bury First Lt. Charles “Woody” McCook, a World War II pilot whose remains were recently identified.
Lafayette will be honored by the public at two events in connection with the American Friends of Lafayette national ...
The D-Day invasion began in the dark early hours of June 6, 1944, when more than 13,000 U.S. Army paratroopers jumped into ...
India will respond if sovereignty attacked’ *World has to realize India’s strength Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, July 27: Prime ...
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Today-History-Aug05

Today in History for Aug. 5: ...