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Beneath a court in England, a smartphone's glow reveals an 800-year-old castle wall
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (339+ words) "I could immediately tell that a large section of wall in the gloom ahead was totally different." Beneath a courthouse in northwest England, archaeologists made an unexpected find in a shadowy passageway: using nothing more than a smartphone flashlight, they…...
A bunker beneath a cemetery and a monument featuring a Serbian T-55 tank in Zadar, Croatia
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (221+ words) Croatia is in a part of Europe that has been shaken by several bloody wars since the beginning of the 20th century. A walk through Mostrar, a Bosnian city watered with the blood of Spanish soldiers The armored train of Split,…...
This Day in History: Atomic Age Angel Food
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (214+ words) flyingpenguin.com Time magazine had the story in November 1946, describing a cake made to celebrate the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. The July 25 bomb was the second one, called Helen of Bikini, detonated 90 feet underwater. Radioactive sea spray caused…...
‘This means everything:’ After 55 years, Dubuque Vietnam vet receives Purple Heart
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (809+ words) Just over 55 years ago, Dubuque resident Lewis Robinson was wounded in combat while serving with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. This week, Robinson, 75, was officially awarded the Purple Heart in recognition of the sacrifice he made for his country....
What does it mean to preserve a prison?
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (1823+ words) For nearly a century and a half, people entered the gates of Joliet Correctional Center because the state sent them there. On the last day of April this year, people paid their way in to watch a baseball game. For…...
This Week in History: July 25th to 31st
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (571+ words) The National Herald This Week in History: July 25th to 31st On this day in 2011, Michael Cacoyannis, the Greek film director, passed away at the age of 90. Born in Limassol, Cyprus, Cacoyannis had several careers before settling as a film director. He…...
On This Day in History - July 25th - Almanac
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (483+ words) Today is Saturday, July 25, the 204th day of 2026 with 159 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and Saturn. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. In 1909, French pioneer aviator Louis Bleriot became the first person to…...
Vietnam Coast Guard pays tribute to fallen heroes
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (243+ words) A Vietnam Coast Guard delegation paid tribute to fallen heroes yesterday by offering flowers and incense at the Vung Ro No-Number Ship Wharf Historical Site during a coastal survey mission in the South-Central region. The Vietnam Coast Guard delegation was…...
Where J.F.K. Went Wrong With Vietnam
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (164+ words) Air Mail President Kennedy remains an enigma six decades after his assassination: a portrait of polish and poise in public, a careless philanderer dependent on powerful painkillers and stimulants in private. Historians recall Kennedy as cool and decisive during the…...
Emmett Till Day designation bringing gratitude
1+ day, 6+ min ago (572+ words) BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Governor J.B. Pritzker has officially designated July 25 as Emmett Till day in Illinois. “Our legislators have recognized the importance of the legacy that was created,” said Dr. Carla Campbell-Jackson, first vice-president of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP Branch. The designation…...