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May 20, 2024 · On 22 May 1920 George V signed a warrant that stated all recipients would now receive a red ribbon and the living recipients of the naval version were required to exchange their ribbons for the new colour.
May 17, 2024 · Presidential Medal of Freedom, the foremost U.S. civilian decoration, awarded to those who have made ‘an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.’
3 days ago · —The red ribbon symbolizes our continued determination to account for our missing. —A slice of lemon reminds us of their bitter fate; captured and missing in a foreign land.
May 19, 2024 · Napoléon décore pour la première foi des militaires lors de la deuxième cérémonie au camp de Boulogne le 16 août 1804. La Légion d'honneur s'adresse dès les origines aussi bien aux civils qu'aux militaires, on prête d'ailleurs à Napoléon la célèbre phrase : Je veux décorer mes soldats et mes savants.
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3 days ago · In 1890 the French government awarded Chéret the Legion of Honour, citing his creation of an art form that advanced printing and also served the needs of commerce and industry. By the end of his career, Chéret had designed over one thousand posters for music halls, theatres, performers, and products including beverages, medicines, and lamp oil.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
22 hours ago · Kersh, then 19, was indignant. “I said that was the last thing I wanted to do,’’ Kersh told The Associated Press. “I’m Jewish. I didn’t eat anything that wasn’t kosher as far as I ...
1 day ago · A Jewish veteran is preparing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Pvt. Mervyn Kersh was summoned by his commanding officer and threatened with arrest even as he prepared to embark for the battlefields of Normandy eight decades ago. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Posted May 29, 2024 08:50:12 AM.
