SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Two California Groups Want Historic Decommissioned Navy Ship as a Tourist Attraction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
New York City Museum and Visitor Center to Display Brooklyn Navy Yard’s 200-Year History
NEW YORK (AP).- For more than a century, tens of thousands worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, building some of the nation’s most storied warships — sailing frigates, Civil War ironclads, gunboats, sloops and 20th-century warships and submarines. T…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
In Warsaw Ghetto Model, Holocaust Horror Paced Out
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Wikileaks Trove Used in Fight Over Shipwreck Trove
TAMPA, FL (AP).- Deep-sea explorers in Florida are using some of the trove of recently leased WikiLeaks documents to try to force the U.S. government out of their legal battle with Spain over a shipwreck treasure. Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa …
Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During World War ll on View at SoHo Photo Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Soho Photo Gallery presents a special exhibition by guest photographer Norman H. Gershman entitled Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During World War II. Besa is a code of honor deeply rooted in Albanian culture and incorporated in the faith …
Geraldine Doyle, the Woman Who Said She was "Rosie" in World War II Poster, Dies
LANSING (AP).- When a photographer snapped Geraldine Doyle’s picture in an Ann Arbor factory during World War II, the 17-year-old had no idea she would inspire others to contribute to the country’s war effort. Doyle said it took more than 40 years for …
Porcelain Masterpiece to Be Returned to Heirs of Former German Prime Minister
NEW YORK, NY.- Following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation, the United States has entered into a settlement agreement with the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio that provides for the retu…