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Military vehicles and more on display at upcoming CMHM museum open house
The Brantford Expositor· 1 hour agoThe Canadian Military Heritage Museum is holding its annual open house on Aug. 4. “This is something...
Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country's most powerful leader, dies at age 80
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and...
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
Winnipeg Sun· 7 days agoThe U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944...
Historic utility AND high fashion. 80-year-old LL Bean staple finds a new audience as a trendy bag
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Finance Canada· 6 days agoL.L. Bean's regular bags top...There’s a trend toward the utilitarian, the simple things and more...
The ‘Big Ditch’ prevents major flooding in Wichita. Could it serve another purpose?
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo Canada News· 4 hours agoIf the Corps of Engineers objected and decertified it for flood control, many property owners in the...
Second World War veteran finally gets medals 80 years later
Stroud News and Journal· 4 days agoGeorge Lewis, who is now 98 and lives with his daughter Liz in Watchet, Somerset, served with the Royal Tank Regiment from 1944 to 1947 ...
A City of Light and Shadows Is Redrawn for the Olympics
New York Times· 5 hours agoThe Olympic project is almost unthinkable in its audacity, and a major security headache, but then...
As Seen on 'Maria Montessori': Hilma af Klint Abstractions | Artnet News
Artnet News· 8 hours agoMontessori never met. Both radical during their overlapping lifetimes (af Klint from 1862 to 1944, ...
A Texas school built to segregate Hispanic students is now recognized as a National Park
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoThis school in Marfa, Texas was built on the basis of de facto segregation for Hispanic students but...
Nguyen Phu Trong, Powerful Vietnamese Leader, Is Dead at 80
New York Times· 5 days agoNguyen Phu Trong, the hard-line general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party, who presided over...