WWII veteran, 98, surprised as guest of honor aboard San Diego's USS Midway

A visit to the USS Midway Museum in downtown San Diego turned into a surprise honor on Thursday for 98-year-old World War II ...

World War II veteran who declined honors for decades finally honored at surprise USS Midway ceremony

98-year-old Charles Araiza, who refused recognition out of humility, receives Japan Occupation Medal 80 years after serving in Pacific Theater.

Northeast Alabama honors 40-year anniversary of Challenger disaster with learning center

Forty years after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, communities across northeast Alabama are honoring the crew’s legacy ...

The horrors of conflict still haunt America’s largest World War II cemetery

In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.
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Lyric Baltimore Announces “Freedom Songs” with Navasha Daya: An Evening of Community Singing

Lyric Baltimore is inviting the city to lift its collective voice during “Freedom Songs,” a free, immersive community singing experience led by internationally acclaimed vocalist and cultural educator ...
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Alabama's role in NASA’s space shuttle Challenger accident, on its 40th anniversary

This week marks forty years since seven astronauts were killed in the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. Families of ...