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May 1, 2024 · May 1, 2024, 2:40 PM PDT. By Perri Ormont Blumberg. When Suzanne Robotti, president of MedShadow Foundation, was in elementary school, her family had a neighbor who kept a beautiful garden. “We ...
6 days ago · WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024 — Code-named Operation Overlord, and often referred to as D-Day, the Normandy landings occurred on June 6, 1944, and were the largest amphibious invasion in history. The World War II operation began the Allied forces’ liberation of Western Europe and led to eventual victory in the war effort. Enlarge. (From left ...
1 day ago · Though Memorial Day has evolved, it remains a day to honor the nation’s war dead. Veterans Day, however, honors everyone who has served in the U.S. military. Veterans Day, observed annually on ...
- Livia Albeck-Ripka
May 1, 2024 · In the 19th century, May Day took on a secondary meaning as a day celebrating workers’ rights. The modern May Day was established in the wake of the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago, a bloody ...
- Lindsay Lowe
6 days ago · Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the hostile beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit – the U.S. Army Rangers.
5 days ago · Definition. D-Day was the first day of Operation Overlord, the Allied attack on German-occupied Western Europe, which began on the beaches of Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Primarily US, British, and Canadian troops, with naval and air support, attacked five beaches, landing some 135,000 men in a day widely considered to have changed history.
3 days ago · Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Organizations in a number of other countries also use the day to recognize the end of slavery and to celebrate the culture and achievements of African Americans.
