In the summer of 1944, a single Canadian Sherman Firefly found itself facing five German Panthers in the fields of Normandy. What followed was not chaos, but precision. Using the powerful British ...
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A panther in the heart of Paris

August 1944. A lone German Panther tank stands at Place de la Concorde as Paris erupts in open revolt. Gunfire echoes across the Champs-Élysées while resistance fighters take cover behind the Luxor ...
A pair of khaki shorts worn by Vera Lynn is among hundreds of memorabilia linked to the wartime Forces’ Sweetheart that will ...
Red Foley, one of country music's earliest stars, scored perhaps the first-ever crossover hit with "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy." ...
Items from Dame Vera Lynn’s personal archive to go on display at the Imperial War Museum - The ‘We’ll Meet Again’ singer’s ...
Museum staff said Dame Vera became a symbol of hope and a lifeline for families – and represented how "love can survive separation, uncertainty and fear". Curator Simon Offord said the archive ...
Here’s how the candidates responded to Star-Telegram questions about why they deserve your vote in the March 3 primary.
As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...
On a bitterly cold day afternoon last month, Patti LaBelle walks gingerly down Mother Bethel AME Church’s center aisle, her left hand grazing the top of each pew, steadying her balance. Half a dozen ...
Best known locally for her long residence in Ditchling, Ditchling, Dame Vera remained a proud Sussex figure throughout her life.
Tudor Close in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England, purportedly inspired the mansion in the board game Clue, or Cluedo.
PHILADELPHIA — On a bitterly cold afternoon last month, Patti LaBelle walks gingerly down Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church’s ...