The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History
U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...
Smithsonian Magazine12h
The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...
West Perry crowns three champions at District 3 Class 3A South Central wrestling regionals
GROVE – West Perry’s three senior leaders all won District 3 Class 3A regional wrestling crowns Saturday with their sights ...
On This Day: Mexico begins assault on the Alamo
On Feb. 23, 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on ...
Museum offers new home to gun St. Paulites used to fire first American shots of WWII
Navy photo of the USS Ward’s Number Three Gun and its crew. They were Minnesota reservists credited with firing the first ...
The American Spectator19h
Operation Grenade: 80 Years Ago Hitler’s Western Wall Crumbles
My father Frank Sempa, Henry Kissinger, and 350,000 others took part in Operation Grenade, a massive and decisive Allied ...
WYSO18h
A Black veteran from Ohio liberated a Nazi death camp when he was 19
Charles Benning, a Black man from Yellow Springs, Ohio, dropped out of high school to join the army during WWII. He later ...
NPR22h
Up First from NPR
NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET ...
Dec. 7, 1941: a date unique in the history of United States
This article was originally published on Dec. 7, 1976. Millions of words were — and still are — written about that day, and for good reason. It was a day unlike ...