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The Bay City Tribune11h
Battle on the Bay: Matagorda's role in the Civil War
In the final days of 1863, as the Civil War entered its third grueling year, the once-quiet waters of Matagorda Bay became ...
Military.com12h
Hegseth Wants to Rename 8 Naval Ships. Here Are the Stories Behind Their Namesakes
After Military.com's reporting, CBS confirmed the defense secretary's plans to rename seven other naval ships who honor civic ...
Looking back at how boats designed for Louisiana marshes made the D-Day invasion possible
Andrew Jackson Higgins, an entrepreneur from Nebraska, founded Higgins Industries in New Orleans. They designed the boats ...
2 Navy ships named for Black icons with SC ties could be renamed. Another looks to be in the clear.
List of Navy vessels to possibly be renamed includes Thurgood Marshall and Harriet Tubman - both who have ties to historic ...
The Bristol Cable1d
Blockade runners: The grim history of the Bristol ships that helped US slave states
The American Civil War ended 160 years ago with the Union victorious and slavery abolished. But many Bristolians supported ...
Free Malaysia Today6d
The Soon family’s amazing military odyssey
Generations three, four and five in 1929 at the Soon family house in Bukit Mertajam. Tet Leong’s uncle, Boon Leong and father ...
Yellow Advertiser6d
It happened today – this day in history – June 1
1792: Kentucky is admitted as 15th US state. 1796: The last British troops withdraw from the US. On the same day, Tennessee is admitted as the 16th US state. 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity ...