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On This Day, June 21: Typhoon Fengshen kills 1,400 in Philippines
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoFlooding is widespread on Panay Island, Philippines, on June 27, 2008, where the US Navy is helping...
Thousands of WW2 items saved for future generations
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoMore than 25,000 artefacts linked to World War Two have been digitised for future generations. The Their Finest Hour project by the University of Oxford has seen volunteers photographing and ...
Remembering a beloved uncle 80 years after he fought the Nazis at Omaha Beach
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoOn this day 80 years ago, a farm boy from Alden Kansas got into a landing craft off the Normandy...
D-Day: how allies prepared military build-up of astonishing dimensions
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoAmerican troops land at Omaha Beach in Normandy. The Americans had been pushing for an invasion of...
Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRussian President Vladimir Putin has said D-Day ‘was not a game changer’ in World War II – and...
With all eyes on crisis in the Middle East – Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are returning to outflank...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIN FOCUS: Kim Sengupta speaks to a former Wagner fighter about how many of those who had fought for...
The Drama Around Prince Harry's Nazi Costume Is Rehashed on 'The Crown'
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe True Story of Prince Harry's Nazi CostumeBruno Vincent - Getty Images The final season of The...
Famous birthdays for Nov. 15: Lorena Ochoa, Shailene Woodley
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoLorena Ochoa waves as she arrives at the first tee box to hit a tee ball at a special ceremony to...
Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2023. There are 78 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...
A US Green Beret drill with fake guerrilla fighters shows how Sweden has been preparing for an...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoA US Army Special Forces soldier instructs Swedish Home Guard troops on combat tourniquet...