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Free admission to sports museums and halls of fame for military and families

The popular Blue Star Museums program organized by the National Endowment for the Arts will return again this summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day...

US Navy SEAL experts give US Olympic contenders a competitive edge

The elite US Navy SEALS special forces unit is renowned for its training excellence. Many elite athletes on US Olympic teams or athletic clubs that...

Bright red flowers are popping up in Flanders Fields

Have you ever been out and about on Memorial Day and seen an elderly veteran with a handful of red poppies for sale? If so, do you know the reason...

Memorial Day began after the Civil War as ‘Decoration Day’

Begun by widows of Confederate soldiers, Memorial Day was originally celebrated as “Decoration Day” to honor the memory of those who...

Many female patriots enlisted ‘undercover’ to support the cause

An ancient Chinese legend tells the story of a young woman, Hua Mulan, who lived during the Wei dynasty. It is said that when Mulan turned 18, she...

Union General Lewis Wallace’s story ‘Ben Hur’ saved MGM Studios from bankruptcy

The son of former Indiana Governor David Wallace and his wife Esther F. T. Wallace, Lewis "Lew" Wallace was born on April 10, 1827 in...

Andrew Jackson Higgins designed the Eureka boats used on D-Day

In Genesis 6, God looked upon the earth and finding it to be corrupt was filled with anger. One man, however, was discovered to have favor with God...