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Soldier brothers killed on the same day in Normandy remembered - 80 years on
Manchester Evening News via Yahoo News UK· 32 minutes agoTheir mother died before him, shortly after she gave birth to Harold, the younger brother. READ...
Dowden: Claims of Russian interference in General Election ‘gravely concerning’
London Evening Standard· 2 hours agoAccusations follow an investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
How to Make a Fort Tilden Cooler, the Sophisticated Beachy Cocktail
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoFort Tilden is the name of a beach, not in Key Largo or Montego but in Queens, NY. It’s an old...
Armagh designer’s creativity and flair showcased at London sale
The Irish Times· 1 day agoThe curated personal collections of creative people often provide some of the most fascinating and...
101 Famous Authors And Greatest Writers Of All Time
Forbes· 1 day agoFrom the philosophical musings of Plato, particularly those featuring Socrates’ thoughtful dialogues, to the classic wisdom of Aesop, who influenced...
British foreign policy: the elite v the public
Morning Star· 1 day agoAsked by YouGov “Do you think the UK was right or wrong to take military action in the following wars…?”, just 26 per cent of respondents answered it was right to take military action in the ...
Harvey Bailey, 'dean of American bank robbers,' retired to Joplin
The Joplin Globe, Mo.· 1 day agoJun. 28—Robbing a bank can make a criminal infamous. However, Harvey Bailey managed to pull off a series of bank heists in the 1920s without being identified with them. In fact, it was not until ...
In break with tradition, some legion branches are moving up Memorial Day ceremonies this year
CBC via Yahoo News UK· 2 days ago...than a century, long before Newfoundland and Labrador became a province of Canada, July 1 has...
Hong Kong museum celebrates life of architect I.M. Pei
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoMore than 30 years after I.M. Pei reshaped Hong Kong's skyline with a jagged tower of steel and...
Ronan McGreevy: Historical events usually recede in importance as they retreat in time - not the...
The Irish Times· 2 days agoThe German Jewish historian Fritz Stern described the first World War as the “first calamity of the...