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The lumber town of Watson, Michigan, is one of the places featured in the “Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula: A Photographic Journey” story by Elizabeth Fust and Daniel Truckey….
On this day in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was officially dedicated. A universal symbol of freedom and democracy, the statue was designated as a national monument in 1924, and…
Flag day and happy birthday to the U.S. Army.
On this day in 1983 Col. Brewster Shaw, Jr. (USAF) began his first trip into space as pilot of STS-9 Columbia. Col. Shaw’s commander was John Young, one of 12…
On April 7, 1947, pioneering industrialist Henry Ford died at 83. The Detroit common council directed that a portrait of Ford draped in mourning colors be displayed in front of…
On this day in 1945, an official announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies is made public to the Japanese people and U.S. President Harry Truman makes the official…