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In 1942, a young New Yorker left his wife behind to fight in World War II. 80 years later, his 300 love letters helped his family know what happened to him on the battlefieldDuring World War II, Louis “Speedy” Weber spent three years away from his wife, Frances, while serving with the U.S. Army in Europe. He wro...
In March 1945, USS Trigger sank in the East China Sea; 81 years later, restoration work on USS Silversides uncovered a flood valve that appears to connect the surviving boat to its lost sisterHistoric submarine restoration has uncovered a remarkable World War II mystery. Workers found a flood valve stamped with the name USS Trigg...
In 1984, a 80,000-ton US Navy aircraft carrier hit a Russian nuclear attack submarine moving at 15 knots in the Sea of Japan amid fears of World War 3In 1984, the US aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk collided with the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-314 in the Sea of Japan during a tense...
Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: ‘Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.' Life lessons on how not to become cynical of love even if you suffer heartbreak from British philosopherTrue enjoyment in love is hampered by excessive caution, according to Bertrand Russell. Although there are emotional hazards, such as heart...
Powerful Sunday Motivation Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt: ‘Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of…’ - Why true happiness comes from effort, not shortcutsFranklin D. Roosevelt asserted that true happiness arises from our accomplishments and the artistic endeavors we pursue. In a society obses...
North Korea's Kim tells Putin he is 'proud' of strong ties, state media reportsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed pride in strong ties with Russia. He stated this after providing military support for Moscow's wa...
In 1948, WWII veteran Joe Redington Sr. moved to an Alaska homestead; 25 years later, he helped create the 1,000-mile IditarodJoe Redington Sr. helped establish the Iditarod, transforming an ancient trail into a demanding sporting event. He spent decades homesteadi...
Suspected arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington, Jeanine Pirro saysA suspect has been apprehended for defacing the World War II Memorial, with Melissa L Farris facing serious felony charges for her disgrace...
World War Two memorial in Washington vandalised with bubbles and graffitiThe World War Two memorial in Washington was vandalised with soap and graffiti. Police and National Guard troops responded to the desecrate...
In 1995, at age 74, she was named California’s Woman of the Year. At age 86, she became a permanent NPS employee, carrying memories of Amelia Earhart's tragic loss and the 1944 Port Chicago disasterBetty Reid Soskin lived through some of America’s defining moments, remembering Amelia Earhart’s tragic disappearance and the 1944 Port Chi...
Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from TokyoPutin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the volcanic chain's southern islands. He also briefly spoke to local...
Did Churchill let 30 lakh Indians die? A journo took on Amartya SenMadhusree Mukerjee's book revived the debate on the 1943 Bengal Famine, questioning Amartya Sen's analysis of food entitlement failures. Ne...
An Irish-Scottish mathematician in 1854 put a tiny mirror on a suspended magnet; his invention helped send electric signals through an undersea cable and connect Europe with AmericaWilliam Thomson tackled the challenge of signal delays in extensive telegraph cables by creating a highly sensitive mirror galvanometer, ca...
In 1943, Germany deployed a rare World War II torpedo boat. 83 years later, divers found the vessel nearly intact on the Ionian seabed, ending a decade-long search and potentially identifying the last surviving boat of its typeGerman WWII torpedo boat discovered: Researchers located the rare German naval boat LS 6 in the Ionian Sea. This vessel sank off western Gr...
China's rapidly expanding aircraft carrier fleet may be vulnerable to submarine attacks: ReportChina's growing aircraft carrier fleet faces potential submarine threats. A US think tank report highlights this vulnerability in the weste...
Quote of the Day by Winston Churchill: ‘It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the…’ - Ex-UK PM’s powerful words on determination and successWinston Churchill's stirring quote encapsulates the vital link between victory and survival, a truth that is as applicable in today's world...
Code Name Silver: The Indian spy who played 5 sides in World War IIKnown by the British codename “Silver”, Talwar operated across German, Italian, Soviet, British and Japanese intelligence networks while ma...
Meet Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja: Indian Maharaja who saved 1,000 Polish children from the Nazis during World War IIMeet Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, the Maharaja of Nawanagar who in 1942 opened his princely state to nearly 1,000 Polish children fl...
Built to hunt enemy submarines during World War II, this device later transformed our understanding of the seafloorWorld War II fluxgate magnetometer: A World War II device found new scientific purpose after the war. Oceanographers refitted the fluxgate ...
Scientists once rejected continental drift, then a woman in 1977 drew the ocean floor and changed Earth science foreverMarie Tharp played a pivotal role in transforming scientific thought on continental drift through her meticulously crafted seafloor maps. C...