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Historic shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s just off the shores of Algoma, Wisconsin.

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French Bastille Day parade meets Olympic torch relay

France celebrated military victories of the past at its annual Bastille Day parade Sunday as Paris welcomed the Olympic flame to the city.

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Bosnia reburies 14 Srebrenica victims on massacre anniversary

The remains of 14 victims of the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Bosnia's Srebrenica were reburied on Thursday, the 29th anniversary of what became Europe's first atrocity since World War Two constituting genocide.

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French air force rehearses Bastille Day parade above Paris

French air force service members took part in an aerial parade rehearsal above Paris as the country prepares to celebrate its national day on Sunday (July 14).

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Stegosaurus skeleton up for auction in New York

The largest and most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever found is up for auction in New York. The extraordinary discovery is expected to fetch up to $6 million.

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Japan sites bid to get world heritage status

Japan that wants to commemorate the legacy of Sado Island’s mines, but for some Asian neighbours that’s a memory too painful.

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Potsdam’s new synagogue opens

Potsdam’s synagogue was destroyed during the Second World War. Now, more than 80 years later, a new synagogue finally opened its doors. At a time when antisemitism is on the rise, it's hoped the new synagogue in the German city will send...

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Americans gather for fireworks shows to celebrate Fourth of July

As the United States celebrates Independence Day this July 4th, millions across the country are celebrating by gathering at fireworks shows. Thousands will gather at the Kaboom Town show in Addison, Texas, one of the very best in the cou...

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Civil Rights Act signed into law 60 years ago

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the sweeping Civil Rights Act into law in the East Room of the White House.

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Scientists discover intact 44,000-year-old wolf carcass

Russian scientists are performing an autopsy on a wolf frozen in permafrost for about 44,000 years, a find they said was the first of its kind.

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War victims found in mass grave in Croatia

A search is underway in Croatia for the remains of war victims killed more than three decades ago. The remains of ten people were found at a garbage dump earlier this month, and investigators believe they will find more.

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Roman ruins found near Vatican

Ruins from the Roman Empire have been discovered close to the Vatican in Italy. Archaeologists are excited by the discovery, but it will further delay construction projects, angering businesses and locals.

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Shakespeare's rare First Folios now shared with public

The Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, will allow the public, to view 82 copies of its “First Folio” editions of the collected works of William Shakespeare, which were printed ...

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Record-breaking stamp ‘Z-Gril’ sells for $4.3m in New York

An ultra-rare one-cent US postage stamp from 1868 known as a Z-grill, one of only two in existence, was auctioned for the first time in 25 years by billionaire collector Bill Gross.

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Colombia banana giant found liable for funding an armed group

Chiquita International has been found liable for funding a Colombian paramilitary group during Colombia's civil war.

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British explorer Shackleton's ship Quest found off Canada coast

Famed British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition ship Quest has been found at the bottom of the Atlantic off Canada's coast, searchers announced. Royal Canadian Geographical Society boss John Geiger told a news confer...

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Polar explorer Shackleton's ship found in Canada

A Canadian-led team in has found the Quest, the ship on which renowned polar explorer Ernest Shackleton died on in 1922, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society said.

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Bravery & bagpipes: How British flair was crucial to D-Day

How do you get tens of thousands of troops across the English Channel and into France when your enemy is well armed, well trained and expecting you? That’s the task that faced the Allied Forces, who needed to breach Hitler’s ‘Atlantic Wa...

France 24

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World War II veterans honored on D-Day's 70th anniversary

World leaders and World War II veterans from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada were in Normandy to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings, when Allied soldiers reached France by sea and air to drive out Nazi forces.

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World leaders, veterans commemorate D-Day anniversary

Veterans and world leaders were in Normandy on Thursday (June 6) to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Ger...

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One French town’s efforts to preserve D-Day history

In preparation for the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the town of Caen in Normandy launched a vast effort to collect personal accounts, photographs and objects from the time for the city's archives.

France 24

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‘Bloody Omaha’: American veterans remember D-Day landings

On this day 80 years ago, 156,115 Allied troops landed by sea onto Normandy beaches codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword, or were airdropped behind German coastal defences. They included 73,000 US troops, most of whom were part of...

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D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies underway in Normandy

Second World War veterans and school groups from Canada and France gathered in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

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D-Day commemorations turning a 'historic' profit

80 years on from the D-Day landings, shops in Normandy are turning over huge profits, selling souvenirs to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who are visiting. There are also war recreations and plane simulators for visitors to enjoy,...

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D-Day veteran, 80 years on

Ahead of its 80th anniversary, British Royal Navy veteran Fred Ayton was told he was "making history" when he set off across the English Channel on the eve of D-Day, a momentous point in the fight against Nazi Germany for someone who was...

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Kenya holds public hearings into alleged abuses by British troops

For the first time in Kenya, a parliamentary commission is conducting public hearings into the conduct of British soldiers stationed in Kenya. In the Laikipia and Samburu counties, thousands of residents are denouncing abuses, ranging fr...

France 24

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Kinmen: history and hope on Taiwan's frontline island

Reuters speaks to two locals of Kinmen, Taiwan's frontline island, who are passionate about preserving the island's history of war sites and military history. Life goes on as normal, but amid the backdrop of Beijing's threats, the pair s...

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145 countries now recognize a Palestinian state

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain and Ireland have become the latest countries to recognize a state of Palestine. 145 out of the 193...

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Biden marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying at Arlington

President Biden delivered remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetary on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

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Scuba diver discovers prehistoric tusk off Florida

Scuba diver and fossil enthusiast Alex Lundberg recounts the moment he discovered a fossilized mastodon tusk off the coast of Venice Beach, Fla.

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