From roses in Vietnam to engraved ‘love locks’ in Germany, the world celebrates Valentine’s Day
For anyone who’s been searching for signs of love in this world, there was proof of it this Valentine’s Day on the Eiffel ...
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Daughter remembers mother, a member of the WWII 6888th mail battalion who retired in Hickory
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Cynthia Scott visited Patrick Beaver Memorial Library to give a presentation on her mother — a North ...
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Special exhibit featuring 645K poppy flowers brings awareness to meaning of Memorial Day
The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor, a temporary installation honoring the more than 645,000 American service members who gave their lives in service to our nation since World War I, will return to the ...
This Book on World War I Changed How I Think of Nonfiction
Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.
How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
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How Burma became the world capital of crime
The civil war ravaging the Asian country hides that it is the epicenter of heroin production, synthetic drug trafficking, and ...
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Thai military and Royal British Legion Thailand pay tribute to fallen heroes on Veterans Day
Each year members of the Royal British Legion Thailand make the journey to Chonburi to attend the Thailand Veterans Day commemoration on Feb. 3 This year a small group went with the chairman, Robert ...
World's oldest YMCA closes doors for last time to become 'just another luxury hotel' in London
The huge 116,000 sq ft building on Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, near the British Museum, was sold to developers ...