THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM: EIGHTY YEARS AGO, PARATROOPERS IMPRESSED GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL WITH A ...
Utah Beach Utah Beach was one of the two American landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Situated on the Cotentin Peninsula, it was the westernmost beach of the five Normandy landings. Despite the ...
One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...
La douleur m’a brisée, la fraternité m’a relevée, de ma blessure a jailli un fleuve de liberté” “Pain broke me, brotherhood ...
The night before a jump is like the night before the battle. You wait. You wonder. You get ready. And you know, when you go ...
For centuries this body of water had been one of Britain’s greatest tools of defence. In 1944 though, it was time to use it for attack. Britain and its Second World War allies had been planning ...
The trial of a former British paratrooper accused of the murder of two men on Bloody Sunday is to start on September 15th. “Soldier F”, who cannot be identified, is accused of murdering James ...
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, has expressed confidence in the resilience of British television despite recent industry challenges, describing the creative and craft quality of U.K. TV as being at ...
The trial of a former British paratrooper accused of the murder of two men on Bloody Sunday is to start on 15 September. Soldier F, who cannot be identified, is accused of murdering James Wray and ...
“The Next One Is for You” chronicles the effects of the Troubles on both sides of the Atlantic. By Peter Quinn Peter Quinn is the author of “Cross Bronx: A Writing Life.” When you purchase ...
Prince William is in Estonia for the first time as he makes his first official international trip of 2025. The Prince of Wales, 42, arrived in the small state on the Baltic Sea in northeastern ...
EDINBURGH, Ind. — Firefighters in Edinburgh responded to a rescue mission involving an Indiana National Guardsman. Edinburgh Fire and Rescue shared photos of the rescue on its Facebook page around ...