Archive for world war ii

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Remembering a St. Clair County hero on 80th anniversary of D-Day

Thursday, June 6, 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, which was ... Read more

Region

Regional library’s Holocaust exhibit is a reminder of dark past, concerns for future

David Shemper knows firsthand the dangers of the nationwide rise in hate crimes. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native held ... Read more

Community

Pell City Bulletin

Monday is Pearl Harbor Day. Those of us who lived through the beginning of World War II (WWII) ... Read more

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World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

In a special ceremony held Monday, the Colonel Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City, honored ... Read more

Community

WWII B-17 Bomber – Takes Flight over Birmingham

World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Madras Maiden” will take to the skies over Birmingham on Saturday, ... Read more

Community

Storyteller coming to Steele

Dolores Hydock, a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau, will present “Soldiers in Greasepaint: ... Read more

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WWII pilots used North Carolina waters for target practice. Now their bombs are washing ashore.

The sudden appearance of two large, rusty and barnacle-encrusted World War II-era munitions on the beaches of Cape ... Read more

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WWII veteran receives medals after 71 years

DALTON, Ga. –– After waiting for 71 years, World War II veteran Clarence Richardson was finally presented with ... Read more

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JFK’s only diary sold for $700K to son of famous political columnist

BEVERLY, Mass. — Joseph Wright Alsop VI was 14 years old when he met the future president of ... Read more

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Trump supporters riled by fake radio station launched by Amazon to promote ‘The Man in the High Castle’

An ad campaign for a dystopian television show has some Trump supporters seeing red. Read more