"A young major just out of the army and covered over with medals he got in the war. He was so hard up he had to keep on wearing his uniform because he couldn't buy some regular clothes. First time I saw him was when he come into Winebrenner's poolroom at Forty-third Street and...
Steve Norris said the fate of his late uncle's remains since 1943, when the 23-year-old Army Air Force pilot was shot down in Eastern Europe during World War II. "There was always that wonder in the family, I think, for my grandmother and grandfather, and yes, we always wondered...
Elmer Hoke, a 92 year-old Meals on Wheels volunteer driver, leans over to knock on a door of an apartment where he delivers a dinner in Casper, Wyo. The World War II Veteran has volunteered as a driver for Meals on Wheels of Natrona County for about 20 years. (Josh ...
built on the bank of a river of clear water that ran along a bed of polished stones, which were white and enormous, like prehistoric eggs. The world was
1DOVER CASTLE Discover 2000 years of history from the Romans to World War II. Explore the Secret Wartime Tunnels, an atmospheric tour deep within the white cliffs to see the underground hospital, and where Vice Admiral Ramsey and Sir Winston Churchill planned the withdrawal of Dunkirk. See the...
The Great Wall of China isone of the greatest wonders of the world. The entire wall, which has many branches, is about 8800 kilometers long. It stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west. 万里长城是世界上最伟大的奇观...
World War Two killed more people, disrupted more lives, and probably had more far reaching effects than any other war in history. Eight decades on, some of the last living veterans have come together to reflect on and remember their time in the forces....
of war, fighting cocks, bad women, or wildundertakings48, fourcalamities49that, according to what úrsula thought, had determined the downfall. of their line. "This one will be a priest," she promised solemnly. "And if God gives me life he'll be Pope someday." They all laughed when ...
For 14 years, World of Warcraft has remained not only active, but relevant. It didn't define the massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genr...
they put a pile of dry hay in the middle of the street and set it on fire by concentrating the sun's rays. José Arcadio Buendía, who had still not been consoled for the failure of big magnets, conceived the idea of using that invention as a weapon of war. Again Melquíades tried ...