Most people were just spending the day at picnics and gatherings with family and friends, observed Command Sgt. Major Ralph Rosemore of the U.S. Army in his Memorial Day address ...

Activism; Obituary; October 12, 2022; The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom Chandler Davis was a mathematician, editor, poet, composer, science ...

EXETER — There were many unsung heroes of the American Revolution - among them black men who fought for their freedom from enslavement during the war. One such man was Exeter native Jude Hall.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. As a student of African-American history, I find Gov. Paul LePage’s ...

They fought to ensure even the possibility of living free as a Black person in a country hellbent on our subjugation. When things get quiet, I tend to dwell on the sacrifices of my kin.

At the time, Black Haitians’ success in ending colonial rule inspired people across the globe to keep fighting for freedom. We see resistance in Eliza Small and Polly Ann Bates, who escaped from ...

With that simple, typically understated command belying the enormity of the decision he had just made, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower set in motion what he called “the Great Crusade” — the ...

Freedom has a price in blood. The invasion led to another 11 months of intense combat until Hitler killed himself in a Berlin bunker on April 30, 1945, followed by Germany surrendering on May 7.

The first observance of Memorial Day was in 1868, then called Decoration Day, designated by Grand Army of the Republic Maj. Gen. John A. Logan as a time to decorate ...

During Yom KIppur, one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, we are given an opportunity to not only atone for our past mistakes, but to honor loved ones of blessed memory by saying Yizkor.

Freedom has a price in blood. The invasion led to another 11 months of intense combat until Hitler killed himself in a Berlin bunker on April 30, 1945, followed by Germany surrendering on May 7.

The American heroes who stormed onto Normandy Beach 80 years ago to free Europe from Nazi tyranny are almost all gone now. Yet their heroism will never be forgotten.