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World wars, decolonization, Cold War, rights, and rapid technology shifts.
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Full Show 9/23/2026: Why do different generations and communities remember the Civil Rights Era so differently?
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81 Years Later, General Anthony McAuliffe’s 1-Word Reply to a German Surrender Demand Is Still the Greatest Rebuttal in US Army History
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (368+ words) Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, acting commander of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne, replied “Nuts!” on December 22, 1944, when Panzer Lehr demanded the town’s surrender....
Two Bombs, over 800 dead, the Ship Listing 13 Degrees with Her Own Ordnance Cooking Off: US Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier Survived What Seems Like Impossible Odds
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (530+ words) The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin became the most decorated for a single Navy action, with 392 awards, including two Medals of Honor. Of about 3,100 who sailed, 962 were still aboard when she sighted the Statue of Liberty....
Following pandemic disruption, New Trier civil rights trip to America's South finally happens
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (519+ words) For one group of New Trier High School students and teachers, an out-of-state field trip to learn about the Civil Rights Movement was more than just a way to learn outside of the classroom. It also brought history to life,…...
Three veterans and Wedgeport Legion members receive Centenary Medal
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (359+ words) Three veterans, who are also Wedgeport Legion Branch 155 members, are being recognized with the Royal Canadian Legion Centenary Medal in recognition of their military service. These presentations were held during the celebration of the 100th anniversary year of the Royal Canadian…...
The US Navy Beached the 27,500-Ton Battleship USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor After 6 Bomb Hits and 1 Torpedo. She Was Repaired, Shelled Normandy on D-Day, Survived 2 Atomic Bombs at Bikini, Then Took 5 Days of Naval Gunfire Before 1 Aerial Torpedo Finally Sank Her on July 31, 1948.
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (751+ words) Now we take a look at USS Nevada’s remarkable, hardscrabble history. USS Nevada Creative Commons Image Battleship USS Nevada. Image: Creative Commons. USS Nevada. Image Credit: Creative Commons. BB-36 was the third USN vessel to bear the USS Nevada moniker…...
Flash Point!: Photos show power of organized, tenacious people in the 1960s civil rights movement
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (505+ words) “We had no idea when we were planning the exhibition that voting would be under threat as much as it has been,” says Phil Archer, co-curator of the show and the Betsy Main Babcock deputy director for the museum. His…...
The Imperial Japanese Navy Built the 72,000-Ton Yamato With 9 18.1-Inch Guns, the Largest Ever Mounted on Any Warship. They Never Fired on an American Battleship. About 390 US Navy Aircraft Sank Her in Roughly 2 Hours on April 7, 1945.
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (573+ words) Each of Yamato's three turrets weighed about 2,774 tons — as much as a destroyer. Her guns could reach 25 miles. They never engaged the ship type they were built to destroy....
Decades Later, General Douglas MacArthur's Inspirational Line on Compassion Is the Best US Army Quote in All of Military History
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (593+ words) Douglas MacArthur posted one of the best records in West Point history, earned seven Silver Stars in World War I, and kept his vow to return to the Philippines at Leyte in 1944. Then Harry Truman fired him during the Korean…...
What Happened the Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (914+ words) TheCollector What Happened the Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was struck down before his time by an assassin's bullet. What events culminated in his death in 1968? There’s no denying the impact…...