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This Day in History: Civil Rights Act of 1968 signed
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (134+ words) WDBJ7 (WDBJ) - April 11, 1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Indian Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act. This came one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Gray Media, parent…...
A B-52 Bomber Pilot Was Told Not to Exceed 45 Degrees. He Did 90. His Commander Watched the First Time and Said Nothing. The Second Time, Everyone Died.
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (1164+ words) This one is ranked #1 due to the sheer number of lives lost, i. e. , an entire 9-man crew. " The command pilot reduced engine power, but he overcompensated, causing all eight engines to flame out. Due to a loss of speed, the aircraft…...
Veteran's Stories: Lehi's Jim Slade helped when he could and saw tragedy in Vietnam
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (215+ words) Jim Slade of Lehi holds a captured Chinese-made rifle he brought home from Vietnam. Americans everywhere owe an enormous debt to the men and women who fought for their country. To remember these brave individuals, the Daily Herald is pleased…...
Archeologists discover Cold War bunker beneath medieval castle
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (273+ words) A team of experts have discovered a decommissioned Cold War bunker located on the grounds of the medieval Scarborough Castle in England. The whereabouts of a Cold War bunker, decommissioned and sealed off in 1968, were previously a mystery, with only…...
63rd USS Thresher Memorial Service
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (134+ words) KITTERY, Maine, (April 11, 2026) - The Thresher Base United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. hosted the 63rd USS Thresher Memorial Service at R. W. Traip Academy, Kittery, Maine, April 11. The service stands as a solemn tribute to the 129 souls'sailors, officers, and civilians'who perished in the tragedy....
Pottawattamie County looking for volunteers for traveling Vietnam War Veterans Memorial
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (124+ words) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - Pottawattamie County is looking for volunteers to help with a traveling exhibit, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and mobile education center. The exhibit, called The Wall That Heals, honors the more than 58, 000 service members…...
Jerry and Susan Forsberg: Dedicated to those who have served
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (370+ words) Jerry and Susan Forsberg are pictured on a Lake Vermilion cruise on their wedding anniversary. In 1971-72, Jerry Forsberg served in Vietnam with D Troop, 17th Air Cavalry, as a U. S. Army Specialist 4, repairing helicopter armament subsystems and flying as a Night Hawk…...
Piqua Vietnam War hero celebrated with movie screening
1+ day, 31+ min ago (158+ words) PIQUA, Ohio (WDTN) " In the Vietnam War, a Piqua man saved the lives of 60 soldiers before being mortally wounded, and on Friday, April 10, he was honored with a screening of his heroism at Piqua High School. About 60 years ago, Airman…...
Rare 2, 000-hp Japanese WWII aircraft lifted out of ocean after 80 years
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (573+ words) A local effort to preserve history leads to the recovery of a nearly intact Shiden-Kai fighter. A WWII Imperial Japanese Navy fighter plane was lifted from the ocean with its wings and engine still intact, 80 years after it was lost…...
SAS soldier's priceless archive may never open to public
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (767+ words) An archive containing the belongings of Special Air Service (SAS) founder Blair "Paddy" Mayne is unable to open to the public. The War Years Remembered collection is a not-for-profit charity but has been unable to gain accreditation as a museum....