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Credit: Jean Guichard/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Luc Montagnier achieved scientific notoriety and won a Nobel Prize for co-discovering HIV. His work has led to the development of diagnostic tests and…

WASHINGTON — Last Wednesday, hours before Russian tanks began arriving in Ukraine, alarms went off inside Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center, warning of never-before-seen "windshield wiper" malware that appeared to be targeting the…

In the 1940s, a farm nestled beside the Patuxent River in Prince George's County, Maryland became an airfield that would open new doors for aspiring black pilots. This report is part of…

At a press conference in December, Russian President Vladimir Putin brought up the Lone Star State to defend his country's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. “What,” he said, “like Mexico and the United States have never had…

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Benjamin Melvin Berry smiles as he holds his smartphone pointing to a black-and-white photo.The photo features six young African American men dressed in perfectly pressed army uniforms. One is Berry smiling during a…

YBOR CITY, Fla. - "It's endless. It's a bottomless pit of history." The description by Chantal Hevia, President and CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society, of the Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House is 100% accurate."There's a…

Photo from Pixabay.com by distelAPPArath. By Bill Temmink The writer, environmental activist, is a resident of Joppa. Maryland Matters published an article and commentary on January 22 about…

LONDON (AP) Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not born to wear the crown. But fate intervened. The woman who became Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne on…

Phyllis Oakley, whose 25-year diplomatic career at the State Department nearly didn't happen because of an unspoken rule barring female Foreign Service officers from marrying, died Jan. 22 at a Washington hospital. She was 87 years old.…

AFRICA IS THE second largest continent in the world, yet often ignored except for crises and disease. European cartographers reduced the physical size of the continent on their maps; the residents were of interest primarily because of…

For the Time Capsule series, we spotlight a beloved restaurant, hotel, or landmark that has changed remarkably little over the years. This week, we are visiting Chalet Bar-BQ in Montreal.Even at the end of World War II, Canada, far from…

EL MONTE (KABC) - The pandemic has also made life difficult for local museums. And on top of that, the US Military Museum at El Monte has also recently had to deal with a fire.Craig Michelson's father, a World War II officer, established…

Computing has been a beloved life for generations in Glasgow. Over the past century, two different Kelvin Hall buildings have stood on the same site in the west of the city. The first opened in 1918 for the purpose…

In 1788 Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.In 1811, Senator Timothy Pickering, a federalist from Massachusetts, became the first member of the United States Senate to be censored after improperly revealing the…

SoCal's Museum of Tolerance houses interactive exhibits that shed new light on the Holocaust tragedy, and why it should be remembered. The Museum of Tolerance was founded to educate and…

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Dolphins patrolling naval waters; the carrier pigeons that carried messages during World War II; military pack mules, horses and service K9s; this one is for you.“These animals have served us…

This opinion column often turns into a wish list from mid-December to the end of December, requests from Santa Claus or hopes for the New Year. Not this time. I have already received a memorable holiday gift thanks to a mobile cultural…

In the Resistance to avoid arrest: the Bernese accountant Louis Germiquet fled to Algeria in 1942. In 1943 he enlisted in De Gaulle's army and left to fight in Italy and France (SHD) Universal Images Group Via Getty / Photo 12…

Near the Tidal Basin in Washington, crews cleaned dirt from the white marble exterior of the Jefferson Memorial and repaired the cracked stone to prevent falling debris. At the Statue of Liberty, plans are underway to waterproof the…

On December 7, the National WWII Museum will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.In-person and online programs will include an electronic excursion for students as well as a special commemoration ceremony and panel discussion…

The far right Zemmour wants to save France from decadenceHe is Le Pen's challenger for the second round of the electionsPolls see Macron win second termPARIS, November 30 (Reuters) - French far-right expert Eric Zemmour announced his…

“Gussie,” she told him, “I have a job for you. "Ms Davenport had recently met Varian Fry, who was sent to Europe by the Emergency Relief Committee, a group of New York intellectuals…

Neal Smith, Iowa's longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives, died Tuesday at the age of 101.His family confirmed his death on Wednesday afternoon.The Altoona Democrat served in the House from 1959 to 1995, a…

through: KTVI staff, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Oct 19, 2021 / 9:36 PM CDT / Update: Oct 19, 2021 / 9:36 PM CDT ST. LOUIS (KTVI) - Low water levels in the!-->…

In Hayao Miyazaki's beloved 1988 film My neighbor Totoro, two young sisters move into a new house. As the couple explore their new backyard, they encounter magical tree-dwelling creatures, the largest of which passes by Totoro.…

October 2, 2021IIT'S Tempting to look at the history of Great Britain and conclude that the loss of its empire made the relative decline of its stock market inevitable. But Britain isn't the only one that has swelled and withered over the…

(ANNews) - What is the driving force that drives so many people to seek something that connects us to what has happened before? Why are we compelled to know our ancestors and their history? Is it rather a need to belong or a need to…

BRISTOL - A monument dedicated to the late Brigadier-General Edward Wozenski, Bristol's most decorated veteran, was unveiled on Saturday, with city leaders, veterans and their families gathering to show their respect. In addition to the…

Today in History Today is Monday, September 27, the 270th day of 2021. There are 95 days left in… Today in history Today is Monday, September 27, the 270th day of 2021.…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis museum that documents the life and writings of novelist Kurt Vonnegut has been named Indiana's very first literary monument by a national group.The Literary Landmarks Association designation puts the…

A Louisiana Department of Education steering committee approved on Saturday a new version of the standards for Louisiana students learning social sciences, update content and timeline of what history is…

Hello and welcome to Essential California bulletin. It is Wednesday 25 August. I am Justin Ray.In Palm Springs, there is a disagreement over a statue. No, I'm not talking about that of Marilyn monroe; I'm talking about the resemblance…

Iconic Berlin Modern Art Museum designed by Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has reopened to the public after a six-year renovationThroughThe Associated Press22 Aug 2021, 08:33• 2 minutes to readShare on…

Deep in the woods outside of Bly stands a stone monument to a unique and terrible time in United States history - a Japanese bombing in World War II that killed five children of the Oregon and a young pregnant woman.Firefighters saved this…

Postponed from last summer due to the global pandemic, the controversial Olympics for months now will continue (for now) and open in Tokyo on July 23 (perhaps, however, without fans present). The Games feel woven…

Today is Monday, July 19, the 200th day of 2021 with 165 to follow. The moon is growing. The morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.…

Today it's Sunday July 18 the 199th day of 2021. There are 166 days left in the year.On July 18, 1918,…

TIFTON - The functioning of turpentine will still be the featured demonstration on July 24 at the Georgia…

STONINGTON - Ultimately, the soon-to-be-erected Stonington Veterans Memorial is expected to include the list…

Through Seattle Times reporter Helen Mary Vaudrin never thought she would one day see the planes she worked on in her early 20s in a museum collection. But six months after her 100th birthday,…

Like so many Bay Area residents, Michael Hennahane hadn't given much thought to Treasure Island. In the first 20 years he lived in San Francisco, Hennahane had never even set foot on the 400-acre flat slab of land anchored in the waters…

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I had never lived south of Brooklyn, New York, United States until about seven years ago, when I moved with my child to Richmond, Virginia. One of the most…