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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The president of a South Dakota tribe facing a deadline to buy a piece of the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark says his tribe does not have the money for the purchase. Owner James Czywczynski (see-ZIHN'-skee) said he'... -
Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
SIOUX FALLS-MAY SNOW Sioux Falls gets first May snowfall since 1976 (Information in the following story is from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls on Wednesday got its first May snowfall in 37 years...Tags: Marketing, Highway Transportation, Politics, Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Franklin W. Littleton Jr., decorated World War II veteran
Franklin W. Littleton Jr., a retired career Air Force officer and a businessman who was a big-band and Dixieland music aficionado, died April 20 of complications from dementia at Nichols Eldercare, an Edgewood assisted-living facility. The Bel Air...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Military Equipment, Johns Hopkins University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Golf
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Greatest Generation's spirit may be coming back, as reflected in marathons
There was nothing tangible that made what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation" great. It was just an unidentifiable spirit. I may be wrong, but I think I see signs of that spirit coming back. The St. Luke's Half Marathon, with a 13.1-mile...
Tags: Terrorism, Religion and Belief, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Veterans honored for liberating France nearly seven decades ago
Nearly 70 years after they risked their lives on the blood-soaked battlefields of Europe, a proud contingent of South Florida veterans of World War II was honored for their valor Sunday in a ceremony cloaked in patriotism and solemn with emotion. "That...
Tags: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Heroism, Fort Lauderdale, Ceremonies, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Author Judy S. Walter looks to inform youth about Holocaust
Name: Judy S. Walter City in which you reside: Chambersburg, Pa. Day job: Retired teacher Book title: "Nightmare in Europe" Genre: Historical nonfiction Short synopsis of book: "Nightmare in Europe" is a concise, easy-to-understand book about the...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Religion and Belief, Judaism, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Unique German bomber to be lifted from English Channel
ReutersLONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Work to salvage the sole surviving German Dornier Do-17 bomber plane flown in the Battle of Britain in World War Two began on Friday, more than 70 years after it crashed into the English Channel. Project managers said the plane,...Tags: Museums, United Kingdom, England, Arts and Culture
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88-year-old World War II veteran honored for his military service
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comJohn Leather wears earplugs to church, but it’s not the sermon that the 88-year-old World War II veteran is trying to muffle. He said he wears the earplugs to drown out the rumble of a drum that’s played when the congregation sings hymns....Tags: Heroism, Ceremonies, Emergency Incidents, Flat Feet, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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William P. Levine, 1915-2013
William P. Levine was an Army intelligence officer who was among the first Allied troops to arrive at the Dachau concentration camp in Germany as World War II was ending. He entered Dachau on April 29, 1945, encountering starving, frightened survivors...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Labor Legislation
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A LOOK BACK
April 21, 1836: An army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence. April 22, 1993: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C., to honor victims of Nazi extermination. April...Tags: White House, Washington, DC, War of 1812, Manhattan (New York City), Woodrow Wilson
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The jarring reality and artful beauty of photography
I wonder if the curators of the excellent "War/Photography" show at the Annenberg Space for Photography were tempted to include Jeff Wall's "Dead Troops Talk (A Vision After an Ambush of a Red Army Patrol, Near Moqor, Afghanistan, Winter, 1986)". It...Tags: George Bernard Shaw, Museum of Modern Art, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions
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New museum of Jewish history opens in Warsaw
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opens Friday in Warsaw, partly funded by the Polish government. It’s located in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, in what was Nazi-occupied Europe. The museum aims not just to...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Religion and Belief, Music, Judaism, Museums
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Original site for World War II (1939-1945) topic gallery.