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On May 3, 1916, the first of the executions were held for the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. Padraig Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Thomas Clarke were executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail.

Trevor Ringland’s narrow view on the troubled history of our partitioned country (August 18) and who was responsible for what is symptomatic of the deeper-lying problems we face as a society.

Nuclear weapons are unique in warfare and international law. Even a single use would be an irredeemable failure

One of the 1916 Easter Rising's stranger episodes. Thomas Kent did not go out to fight. The British came to him, looking for trouble.

Dublin native Michael Mallin prophetically said during the 1916 Easter Rising, "We will all be dead in a short time.”

Edward 'Ned' Daly was commandant of Dublin's 1st battalion during the Easter Rising. He was the youngest man to hold that rank, and the youngest executed in the aftermath.

On April 24, 1916, the Irish rebellion known as the Easter Rising began leading to the destruction of Dublin's city center, major loss of life, and the eventual execution of the cause's leaders. Here's how it all played out. This is a comprehensive timeline of how it unfolded.

The General Maxwell D. Taylor Building plaque is posted in front of the U.S. Army Japan headquarters. Gen. Taylor took the helm of U.S. Army Japan, then U.S. Army Forces, Far East, in November 1954. He relinquished command of the unit on April 1, 1955,...

In this file photo, General Maxwell D. Taylor took the helm of U.S. Army Japan, then U.S. Army Forces, Far East, in November 1954. He relinquished command of the unit on April 1, 1955, to lead all U.S. forces in Japan and Korea as the Commanding...

CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN -- U.S. Army Japan Headquarters Building 101 was renamed the General Maxwell D. Taylor Building during a memorialization ceremony, April 11, 2023.The U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) Commanding General, Maj. Gen. JB Vowell, and the USARJ Command,