‘The Civil War’? ‘Baseball’? Ranking the 10 best Ken Burns documentary series

Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual ...

Is the world entering a new age of nuclear testing?

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How a tragedy transformed protections for American workers

The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—which killed 146 garment workers—shocked the public and galvanized the labor ...

Plaque commemorates World War One Munitionettes

A plaque to the women who worked in a First World War munitions factory will be unveiled in Surrey on Saturday afternoon. It ...
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School project brings alive what it was like for soldiers in the First World War

YEAR Five pupils at Laughton Junior and Infant School, have been busy completing a cross-curricular topic on the First World ...
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WWII nurses who dodged bullets and saved lives deserve Congressional honor, lawmakers say

At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs ...