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Patricia Erickson: WWII WASP was happiest when flying
A member of a pioneering group of female paramilitary World War II pilots, Winter Park resident Patricia Erickson, died March 2 at the age of 92. Part of the group known as Women Air Service Pilots, or WASPs, which won a Congressional Gold Medal of...
Tags: Military Equipment, The Happiest News!, Human Interest, Cross Country Skiing, World War II (1939-1945)
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Hawaii: Exhibit honors Japanese American World War II soldiers
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.The Japanese American soldiers who fought valiantly in World War II, even as many of their relatives were held in internment camps, will be remembered in an exhibition at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum. “American Heroes: Japanese-American WWII...Tags: Museums, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945)
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Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled in Capitol next week
WASHINGTON -- Rosa Parks made history in 1955 by refusing to move to the back of the bus. She will make history again next week when her statue is placed in the U.S. Capitol. It will be the first full-size statue of an African American in the...
Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Postal Service, Martin Luther King Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles Times
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Charles Wells, printing firm owner
Charles Nelson Wells, a retired owner of a printing firm and a World War II veteran later honored for his service with a Congressional Gold Medal, died of a blood disorder Feb. 12 at Sinai Hospital. He was 87 and lived in Lochearn. Born in Baltimore and...
Tags: Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Camp Lejeune (military base), Morgan State University
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Jackie Robinson greets the world in Google doodle on his birthday
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers infielder who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, would have turned 94 today, so Google honored him with a doodle. Those outside of Los Angeles know him for his baseball exploits, when he entered the majors...Tags: Jackie Robinson, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes
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What was biggest local story of 2012: Dwightmare, UCF, Bobby Bowden or Gators?
Running off at the typewriter. … Since this is the final "Running Off" of the year, let's review the biggest and best, whiniest and worst of 2012. Biggest sports story of local interest: (1) Dwightmare and resulting collateral damage in Magic...Tags: PGA Tour, Abusive Behavior, Florida State Seminoles, Leukemia, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar
World NowBurma United States Obama Democracy: Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to U.S. in decades starting Monday.... -
In U.S. visit, Suu Kyi urges end to all economic sanctions
World NowWASHINGTON -- Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, began her first visit to the United States in four decades by urging Washington to begin lifting remaining economic sanctions, which she credited for helping pressure the... -
Neil Armstrong: History honors him with day of programs
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelNeil Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82, will be saluted with a day of programs Tuesday on History. The programs focus on the space program and the Apollo 11 mission, during which Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. The times and... -
Honolulu man votes one last time -- from his deathbed
Los Angeles TimesFrank Tanabe’s health is deteriorating fast, but his desire to vote is not. The 93-year-old Japanese American lies on his deathbed in his daughter’s Honolulu home, in hospice care since early September after doctors discovered his liver...Tags: Politics, Elections, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Japan
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Best literary bets Humanities Festival
The literary events at the Chicago Humanities Festival are illustrative of the festival's sprawling theme, “America.” A diverse array of voices, perspectives and characters will illuminate the American experience. And for those whose passion...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Howard Reich, Ernest Hemingway, Harold Washington Library Center, Michigan Avenue
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Tuskegee Airman and Seattle sports fixture George Hickman dies at 88
Q It Up Sports DirectorGeorge Hickman, one of the few surviving Tuskegee Airmen, and a longtime usher at University of Washington athletic events and press box attendant at Seahawks games, died on Sunday. He was 88. Hickman’s death prompted a wave of condolences...Tags: Tuskegee Airmen, Barack Obama, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Pete Carroll, World War II (1939-1945)
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