Battleship Texas participated in D-Day from the Atlantic Ocean, notably firing 255 14-inch shells over 34 minutes early in the morning to support soldiers landing at Pointe du Hoc. The ship also ...

location of the 14" 45-calibre guns that rained hell on six German batteries embedded in the nearby 100-foot cliffs of Pointe du Hoc. Under the command of Rear Adm. Carleton F. Bryant and Capt.

Nigel Farage's Reform UK is celebrating a landslide win over North Warwickshire in the Warwickshire County Council elections. The whole of the area, which includes Atherstone, has turned turquoise ...

The soon-to-open The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, East Hamilton, is preparing to not only provide clinical and care support for residents living with dementia ...

Pointe du Hoc, and the five emblematic beaches codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. For more details, including the main memorials on June 6th, click here. The second-biggest outdoor ...

Although the minister said the process will not take long, the survivors said they are tired of living in congested tents and that they have also not yet received the compensation as earlier ...

It is the first big test for Britain's political parties since last July's general election, at which Labour secured a landslide win. Results did not start dropping until after 2am, with mayors ...

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Who doesn't love water lilies, haystacks and gardens? Claude Monet, one of the world's most famous impressionists, lived and painted many of these subjects in his home in Giverny. Today, Monet ...

Dating back to the 12th century, this Gothic cathedral was the world's tallest building for about five years – 1876 to 1880. But its beauty in changing light is what drew the impressionist ...