BBC11d
GCSE History podcasts - The British Empire
Looking for ways to revise GCSE History? Try listening to these revision podcasts from Bitesize and BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds is where you can catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy ...
The Irrawaddy27d
Tracing China’s Long Entanglement in Myanmar
If Washington had any interests in Myanmar other than human rights, it would have been the Golden Triangle drug trade and some concern ... In an unrelated development, Naw Seng, a non-communist, ...
USA Today7d
Trump shared an article with a pink triangle symbol: Why critics are alarmed
But in the decades since World War II, the pink triangle has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as a symbol of activism and pride. When reached for comment about Trump's sharing of the article ...
WWII airstrip in Central California sold. It was ‘the country club of training bases’
Dressed in a period civilian flight instructor uniform, Chuck Workman of Lakewood, California, at right, watches a B-25 ...
This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
Task & Purpose25d
Army fixes barracks issue, after soldier turns to social media
A soldier in Hawaii who posted online that the air conditioning in his barracks had not worked since January told Task & Purpose that the problem was finally resolved on Tuesday. The soldier ...
ABC News16d
Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France
The device was found close to where dozens of Olympic events were held. LONDON -- Eurostar trains to London, including all trains heading to northern France, stopped abruptly on Friday morning ...
Daily Express11d
Fury as historic British barracks in Mediterranean face being lost forever
Plans to develop historic British barracks in Malta into a luxury hotel and apartment have been met with outrage. A coalition of heritage groups on the Mediterranean island are fighting to save ...
KSAT9d
‘Bat Bombs’: A weird, disturbing WWII weapon that used South Texas bats
The Mexican free-tailed bat, which roosts under our freeways and in caves, even shows up on radars during their evening mass ...
QNS14d
The heroic legacy of Father Lawrence Lynch, the ‘Holy Hurricane’ of WWII: Our Neighborhood, The Way It Was
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, where Father Lawrence Lynch, a brave Irish-American priest is remembered ...
CNN15d
‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris triggers major rail disruption
Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station. Almost 500 trains were ...
CBS News15d
Traffic at Paris' Gare du Nord train station halted as unexploded World War II bomb found near tracks
Paris — Eurostar trains to and from London and other trains heading northward from Paris were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II ...