LIFESTYLE 4 days ago On this day in history, November 30, 1874, indomitable British statesman, WWII hero Winston Churchill is born Winston Churchill was born to a prominent British father and wealthy American mother in Oxfordshire, England, on this day in history, Nov. 30, 1874. He was voted the Greatest Briton in a BBC poll.
LIFESTYLE November 22 Far-left hatred of Jews today echoes the socialism and antisemitism of Hitler in the 1930s Adolf Hitler's National Socialist German Workers Party touted far-left economic policy and conspiracies blaming Jews for manipulating media and financial markets. It sounds familiar today.
LIFESTYLE November 11 On this day in history, November 11, 1921, Tomb of Unknown Soldier is dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 1921. The ceremony included a two-minute national moment of silence.
LIFESTYLE November 10 Meet the American who founded the American Legion, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., privileged to fight and to serve Theodore Roosevelt Jr., oldest son of President Teddy Roosevelt, founded the American Legion after World War I; he received the Medal of Honor in World War II.
World War One September 18 World War I-era plane flips on its roof while trying to land at Massachusetts museum Authorities in Massachusetts say a World War I-era plane crashed and flipped over near the American Heritage Museum in Stow on Sunday.
Veterans September 16 On this day in history, September 16, 1919, Congress grants national charter to the American Legion On this day in history, Sept. 16, 1919, The American Legion received a charter from Congress as it continued to aid veterans and military families in the wake of World War I.
France September 5 Belgium, France seek to get WWI memorials recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites In about two weeks, the United Nations will decide whether numerous World War I memorials spanning western Belgium and northern France should be recognized as World Heritage sites.
LIFESTYLE August 16 Jack Carr's take on T. E. Lawrence, or 'Lawrence of Arabia': Book on warfare should be 'required reading' Jack Carr is a bestselling novelist and author of the upcoming "Targeted" nonfiction series about terror events. Here, he weighs in on Lawrence of Arabia, one of his "heroes."
LIFESTYLE July 14 Meet the American who inspired American Legion Baseball, John Griffith, WWI vet and sports pioneer John L. Griffith was an early 20th-century college sports administrator whose call to action inspired the creation of American Legion Baseball in 1925.
LIFESTYLE July 8 On this day in history, July 8, 1918, American Red Cross driver Ernest Hemingway is wounded in World War I Novelist Ernest Hemingway, at just 18 years old, was wounded on the Italian front while driving an ambulance for the American Red Cross on this day in history, July 8, 1918.
