History in the News

“This was a significant parcel, primarily because of what had happened there”

An 80-acre tract at what was once the logistical center of the Union line during the Battle of Gettysburg has been purchased by the Gettysburg Foundation. via The York Daily Record

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“I saw things nobody should ever handle, and I was just 18. You're what, 14 now?”

Middle school students are helping war veterans save their memories for generations to come, thanks to a government history project. via Courier News

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“This scholarship, our university's most prestigious, is a fitting tribute to the legacy of President Ford and will be a truly lifelong mark of distinction for the student recipient”

A former U.S. president who served as an instructor and assistant football coach at what would later become Davenport University will now have a scholarship created in his honor there. via Earth Times

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A bit of military history has been unearthed at Camp Ripley. Plumbers were digging a 15-foot-deep trench to lay a new sewer line when they uncovered a World War I military motorcycle and sidecar. via KARE 11 TV

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Plans for a new $2 billion casino at Atlantic City's south end are one step closer to reality now that the City Council has approved a redevelopment plan for the area. via KTNV

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U.S. Army Secretary Pete Geren said he has authorized nearly $3 million for emergency repair and maintenance at the Korean War-era barracks at Fort Bragg. via News Observer

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Sister Welder was given the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award on May 1st, 2004... Today, Governor John Hoeven announces that a man recently honored for his heroism during the Korean War...will be given the ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson

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“It was clean when we moved in. It was clean when we moved out”

Not everything at Fort Knox shines like gold. A few of the house units have problems, including mold growing near the showers, but officials at the central Kentucky base say they're working to resolve those ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

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“Thanks be to God for providing us with this shelter from shells and bullets.”

May 6. KAZINFORM. France has reopened a labyrinth of medieval quarries under the northern town of Arras which the British army converted into an underground hideout for 24,000 soldiers during World War I. The ... via Kazinform

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“Once you're here, you're here”

The Citadel's Class of 1944 never had a commencement ceremony because every member was called up during their junior year to serve in World War II. via The Post and Courier

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