Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11d
San Francisco Names a Street For the Photographer Who Captured Marines Raising an American Flag at Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal is famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning image. But he spent most of his career photographing San Francisco, ...
A low-down town in the California desert loves its flagpole — formerly the world’s tallest
CALIPATRIA, Calif. — The little desert town of Calipatria, known for its state prison, is a humble place. It struggles with ...
I toured the USS Cobia, a World War II submarine that sank 13 ships and received 4 battle stars. Take a look inside.
The USS Cobia, a US Navy submarine, sank 13 enemy ships and rescued seven downed American pilots during World War II.
How Brazilian town became last holdout of the American Confederacy – and why it’s finally been defeated after 160 years
DESPITE the American Civil War ending nearly 160 years ago – there was still one place in the world where the Confederate South was seemingly alive and well. Welcome to the town of Santa ...
Newsweek on MSN21d
Why Flags Are at Half-Mast Across US Today
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation calling for flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
MassLive21d
Pearl Harbor at 83: Holyoke native recalls how World War II united nation
He remembers the swarm of fighter planes over Pearl Harbor as he hoisted the American flag at Navy mobile ... returned to the place where World War II began for America, but last year’s visit ...
The ‘unluckiest’ U-boat of World War II couldn’t even sink itself
U-505 was a near absolute failure as a killer, failing to sink a single ship for multiple combat tours. The U-boat couldn't ...
USA Today22d
Flags at half-staff on December 7 for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
President Joe Biden and governors across the U.S. have directed that flags fly at half-staff Saturday ... The surprise attack compelled the U.S. to enter World War II. “Today, we must be ...
‘Homestead’ Review: It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and You Might Feel Scammed)
The latest from Angel Studios is a competent but annoyingly disingenuous post-apocalyptic thriller just in time for Christmas ...
Fox 11 News22d
Wisconsin flags to fly half-staff Saturday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
MADISON (WLUK) -- Flags will fly half-staff across Wisconsin ... military strike against the naval base in Hawaii during World War II, killing more than 2,400 Americans -- military and civilians ...