6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (109+ words) WHSV (WHSV) - Almost 60 years ago on April 28, 1967, the famous boxer Muhammad Ali said he was a conscientious objector of the Vietnam War and refused to be inducted into the U. S. Army. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for wanting to forgo…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (127+ words) (WPTA) - On April 28, 1967, heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the U. S. Army. Ali said he was a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War because of his Muslim beliefs. He had been drafted to serve in the armed forces…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago  (127+ words) (WPTA) - On April 28, 1967, heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the U. S. Army. Ali said he was a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War because of his Muslim beliefs. He had been drafted to serve in the armed forces…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (180+ words) A lit white candle, an inverted wine glass, a red rose tied with a yellow ribbon in a glass vase, and a white plate element of the traditional POW/MIA Missing Man Table are displayed in the foreground during a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (973+ words) Just before the Civil War, settlers desperate for money turned to ginseng digging in Minnesota, which attracted the attention of southern slavers....

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (355+ words) CORONADO (KGTV) " Bill Martin, a 98-year-old veteran who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, is traveling to Washington, D. C. , this weekend as part of an Honor Flight. Martin is one of nearly 100 veterans taking part…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago  (509+ words) helps your community explore new worlds and ideas through programs that educate, inform and inspire. Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. Thornell died Thursday at a hospital in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie from complications from kidney…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (120+ words) A mobile memorial honoring Vietnam War veterans is coming to South Dakota. "The Wall that Heals" exhibit goes on display at the Fishback Soccer Complex in Brookings June 11 through June 14. It's a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial....

13+ hour, 51+ min ago  (364+ words) Throughout Yamhill County, streets, parks and memorials are named after people. For many locals, some of these names are well known, but the person behind the name may be fuzzy or forgotten. This column will focus on what's behind the…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (570+ words) Robert Victor Goddard was a British air marshal whose brief encounter with what can only be described as a time slip showed him the future of his work with the Royal Air Force. As a young man Goddard served as…...