1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1685+ words) "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. Germany is marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. CBS News journalist Anna Noryskiewicz spoke with CBSN from Berlin about the Wall's lasting legacy. Thirty years ago, the…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (368+ words) WASHINGTON (WWSB) - At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, more than 58, 000 names are etched into black granite. For the veterans who return, it is more than a monument. It is a place built on memory, and marked by loss. Every…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1723+ words) At the outbreak of war in 1939, the fastest bombers in widespread frontline service were the Bristol Blenheim and Heinkel He 111 P, both slower than 275mph. By 1945, speeds had dramatically increased, and the fastest bombers were capable of over 460mph. This astonishing increase…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (252+ words) JENNINGS, LA " Half-mast flags lined the grounds of the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on Monday as people gathered to remember fallen service members. For Vietnam veteran Shelton Hunt, the ceremony brought back memories of the friends he lost during his…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (531+ words) To identify the rifles that armed America's Greatest Generation, History Computer reviewed various historical and military sources. We included supplemental information for each rifle regarding the manufacturer, type, cartridge, primary WWII role, and the rifle's postwar legacy. " Wieralee / Wikimedia Commons…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (495+ words) Genesis Tereta Espana, left, plays'Sarah Grimke, a 19th-century advocate for women's rights and abolition, during a Civil War-themed wax museum at RLS Middle School. Also shown are Aylin Rodriguez and'Emma Acosta. Jackson Williams plays Abraham Lincoln. Chase Oliver plays Thaddeus…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago  (473+ words) CUPERTINO, Calif " Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous'I Have A Dream" speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (64+ words) Tours of Duty Releases Chorlins Case Findings After Potential open PR. com Tours of Duty Releases Chorlins Case Findings After Potential Additional Remains of Vietnam War Pilot Surface Overseas Press release from: Getnews Permanent link to this press release: You…...

17+ hour, 30+ min ago  (465+ words) Gillian Flaccus And Hannah Schoenbaum Phuoc died Saturday in Southern California after collapsing suddenly, his nephew, Van Nguyen, said. Phuoc was born in a Vietnamese village near Quang Ngai, south of Da Nang, in 1935 and was the youngest of many…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago  (472+ words) Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , who helped pen his famous "I Have A Dream" speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the San…...