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Today in History: May 23, outlaws Bonnie and Clyde killed in police ambush – Capital Gazette
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (271+ words) On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, aligning with the Triple Entente of Russia, France and the United Kingdom. In…...
How Sen. Charles Sumner " who was attacked in 1856 for opposing slavery " was 'ahead of his time"
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (131+ words) In 1856, a slave-owning representative from South Carolina used a cane to attack and beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, who was vehemently opposed to slavery and spoke out against it. In the 1850s, the U. S. Congress was bitterly divided over the issue of…...
25 Weapons Banned From War for Being Too Brutal - AOL
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (1568+ words) Throughout history, new technology has changed the way people live, fight, travel, communicate, and understand the world. Some breakthroughs pushed society forward, while others proved so dangerous or controversial that governments and military leaders eventually had to place limits on…...
Virginia veteran hears uncle's name at War Memorial's Say Their Names Marathon: 'It brought tears"
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (434+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " At the Virginia War Memorial on Sunday, 12, 000 names are being read out loud. During the service, Phillip Deane sat quietly across from the podium, a veteran himself, waiting patiently for one name in particular " his uncle. "Layton was…...
Emmett Till's cousin, Jim Crow architect's great-great-grandson inspire others with friendship
1+ hour ago (296+ words) SUMMIT, Ill. (WLS) -- Emmett Till's cousin and the great-great-grandson of the Jim Crow laws architect hope to inspire others as they share their friendship. It was reunion that some would not expect during Memorial Day weekend. "I can remember when Emmett…...
Diane Carlson Evans, Minnesotan who founded Vietnam Women's Memorial, dead at 79
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (205+ words) May 24, 2026 / 4: 53 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Diane Carlson Evans, the Minnesota native and Army veteran who founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D. C. , died Wednesday at age 79. Carlson Evans grew up on a dairy farm in Buffalo, Minnesota. She graduated from…...
For Memorial Day, know how many Floridians died in U. S. conflicts
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (713+ words) Cities across Florida are holding events this Memorial Day weekend to honor military members who were died in service to their country. The president typically lays a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. War death has touched every state…...
Idaho's "Pappy" Boyington: The Black Sheep Squadron leader who became a war legend
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (411+ words) Greg "Pappy" Boyington, one of the most infamous fighter aces of all time, called Coeur d'Alene home. As America marks its 250th anniversary, his story remains one of the most remarkable chapters in the Gem State's history. At the start of…...
Mayo man remembered at Vietnam War event in San Diego
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (198+ words) Ballyhaunis native, corporal Patrick "Bob'Gallagher who was the first Irish enlisted man to lose his life in the Vietnam War, has been remembered at a memorial event in San Diego. The honour of singing the Stars and Stripes at the…...
Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz to be named after soldier killed in Vietnam War
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (397+ words) NEW PALTZ, N. Y. " The town and village boards voted unanimously last week to name a stretch of Mountain Rest Road after Henry Schulte, the only New Paltz resident to die in the Vietnam War. At a joint town and village board…...