In 1804 an expeditionary force, under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on their journey from the vicinity of Saint Louis all the way towards the West Coast of the United ...
As we consider the world around us today, are we living through another giant leap for mankind and are we ready for what lies ahead?
Last week we saw the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the Russians at Port Arthur and the early stages of the ensuing Russo-Japanese war. This week, we’ll look at the final stages of the war, ...
With one of the most distinctive storefronts in downtown Nyack, the Lyceum Theater at 142 Main Street opened in June ...
The Texas Panhandle War Memorial and Education Center will host a one-hour lecture, “Reflections on the Military,” at 1 p.m.
The moment 98-year-old Jeff Greaves was presented with his father Willie's long-lost Victory Medal A World War One medal consigned to the scrap heap and lost for 55 years has been reunited with the 98 ...
A World War One medal consigned to the scrap heap and lost for 55 years has been reunited with the 98-year-old son of the soldier originally awarded it. Willie Greaves served with the West Yorkshire ...
This is not the finest hour for human rights, says 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer Alex Neve. But it still could be. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created 1948, after the untold carnage and ...
A newly-unearthed letter has revealed the courage of a World War One tank gunner during the final days of his life. L/Cpl G S Hopkins was in two tanks which were badly damaged by shells over the space ...
George Bell and Thomas McGill were cousins. Their families came from the small village of Glenluce in south-west Scotland where I grew up. Every day, on my way to school, I'd walk past their names, ...
Today marks a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of millions of young servicemen, many still just boys, who lost their lives in the two world wars, as well as men and women who have died in other ...
LONDON -- On Jan. 1, 1917, a young man from Lancashire started a diary. It might not sound like much to write home about, but the 21-year-old -- Lawrence Enderson Grimshaw -- happened to be a soldier ...