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Midway-Class: The Aircraft Carrier That Was Too Small for the F-14 Tomcat
Key Points and Summary on Midway-Class – The U.S. Navy’s Midway-class ships, commissioned just after WWII, were America’s first aircraft carriers with armored flight decks, a direct response to ...
Forgotten Coastal Forts That Still Guard U.S. History
Before radar towers and satellite surveillance, America’s shores were watched over by massive coastal forts. Some were active for over a century, while others fizzled out before they ever fired a shot ...
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Alton's City Hall on East 3rd Street was built in 1940
This Telegraph archive photograph shows Alton City Hall in 1940. It cost $200,000 to complete. The building, completed in 1928, originally featured a mansard roof. Copper from the roof was removed and ...
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Lost bow of USS New Orleans found in South Pacific more than 80 years after battle
A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands more than ...
Defense Department acknowledges mistake in identification of World War II soldier
The man was actually from Washington state. Officials added there now are no plans to bury his remains in Holly, which the government had indicated was expected to occur in October.Start the day ...