The U.S. Navy invaded the Dominican Republic in 1916, taking over the army, police, and several vital locations asDesiderio Arias, the Dominican Republic’s secretary of war, was forced out of Santo Domingo. The occupation lasted through 1924, when waning public support following World War I ...
The pink sands of Champagne Beach spill into warm waters filled with wrecks and reefs begging to be explored by Espiritu Santo vacationers. Rinse off with a dip in one of the island’s many freshwater blue holes. Trek over a bamboo bridge to visit the bats and swallows of Millennium Cav...
Arguably the heart of "Cheers" in its first few seasons on NBC, Nicholas Colosanto played "Coach," the guy behind the bar with Sam Malone, played by Ted Danson. The Providence native died not long into the hit sitcom's run. He was buried at Saint Ann Cemetery in Cranston. Ethel Barry...
On July 16, 1976, Roselli, along with his sister and her husband, went to dinner with known bigtime Mafia don Santo Trafficante. On July 27 a mob-connected lawyer telephoned Roselli from Los Angeles and told him to get out of Miami immediately. The next day, July 28th, Roselli ...
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Directed to Espiritu Santo, she rejoined the Enterprise Group on 23 October just in time for the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands three days later. In this, her fourth carrier-on-carrier fight in six months,Portlandzapped another three planes and reportedly was hit by three Japanese torpedoes...