On May 14, the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma announced that service members and their families will have free admission to their museum this summer. The museum joins others nationwide as part of the Blue Star Museums initiative. The Blue Star Museum is a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star […]
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‘The Fly’ has become notorious in France after a brazen escape. What’s his criminal history?
PARIS (AP) — A prisoner nicknamed “The Fly” has become notorious in France overnight after a daring and bloody escape from a prison convoy in Normandy that left two guards dead. Mohamed Amra, 30, has a long and violent criminal history that has now culminated in a high-profile search. Known as “La Mouche” (The Fly), […]
Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless during the dry season, they resemble jumbled roots emanating from a thick trunk, making it appear as if someone had yanked the tree from the ground, flipped it on its head and jammed it […]
Red Lake Nation College’s Mitchell Johnson Jr. pursues studies in history
May 14—As graduation season arrives each year, the Pioneer features one graduate from each college and high school in the coverage area. Associate’s graduate Mitchell Johnson Jr. is this year’s featured graduate from Red Lake Nation College, which will host its commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at the college. The Pioneer […]
Kari Lake keeps showing why she may be the worst Senate candidate in Arizona history
I used to think former Arizona Senate candidate Martha McSally had earned the title of the worst political candidate in Arizona history. Then creepy gun whisperer Blake Masters entered the scene and arguably took the title in 2022. Now, I’m convinced Kari Lake is in pole position. Over the past few months, Republicans from Donald […]
Father’s Day took longer to catch on than Mother’s Day. The history behind the June holiday
We celebrated the mothers and mother figures in our life this past weekend. Soon it will be time to celebrate the fathers. Like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day started off as a local tradition that soon blossomed into the holiday that we know now. But there is a tragic reason that the first known Father’s Day […]
A Brief History of the World’s Most-Renowned Watchmaker
Rolex is the first—and often the only—watch brand people think of when it comes to high-end timepieces. But beyond that instant recognition, Rolex has become a broad cultural touchstone with symbolic meaning and social significance that speaks across cultures. Mercedes, Gucci and Apple have achieved global status on par with Rolex’s. These brands have rooted […]
Jaw-dropping numbers behind worst tornado strike in Tallahassee history
Recovery efforts in Tallahassee continued Sunday, two days after at least two tornadoes and 100-mph straight line winds ripped through the city, heavily damaging and destroying homes and businesses, blocking roads and driveways with debris and plunging much of the city into darkness. On Saturday night, the city announced it had reached its goal of […]
Little-known museum celebrates the history and legacy of the telephone
May 11—ALBUQUERQUE — If you don’t have a ringing sound running through your ears before taking a tour of the Telephone Museum of New Mexico, you might have one afterward. This little-known love temple to telephones, located in a former AT&T administration building in downtown Albuquerque, boasts more than 1,000 telephones. Some of them can […]
Air Zoo ‘saving history’ after storms damage roof, cause flooding
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Portage is cleaning up after flooding and water damage caused by Tuesday night’s storms in the area. In a video posted to Facebook Thursday, Air Zoo President and CEO Troy Thrash stands in the Space Area, which he says became a “triage unit” […]
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science opens ‘Sci-Fi & Sci-Fact’
May 9—Visitors will follow the science in New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science’s latest exhibition. “Sci-Fi & Sci-Fact” is a traveling exhibit from New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. It opened on May 4, at the NMMNHS and will be on display through December. It is included with regular museum admission. […]
Many young people “don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East.”
I have had many conversations, as you have had, with a lot of young people over the last many months now. And you’re right. They don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East or, frankly, about history in many areas of the world, including in our own country. But with […]