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‘Third man’ of the moon landing dies at 90 We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Richard Goldstein Save Normal text size MICHAEL COLLINS: 1930 - 2021 Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in orbit 97 kilometres above the moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Colonel Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to walk on the lunar surface, died on Wednesday at a hospice facility in Naples, Florida. He was 90. A...

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Sarah Kaplan08:17, Apr 29 2021 GETTY Astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon while Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin took giant leaps for mankind on its surface, has died at the age of 90. On July 20, 1969, eight years after President John F Kennedy pledged to land a man on the lunar surface and return him safely to Earth, astronaut Michael Collins sat alone in the command module Columbia. He was floating 60 miles (96.5km) above what he later called the "withered, sun-seared peach ...

Sorry, but the video you are requesting is unavailable at this time, or unplayable on your platform! April 23, 2021 Producer Christine Lesiaks personal essay about the wake-up call of COVID-19 and how it resonates through the history of Nebraska, and the world. Christine and her crew were nearly stranded in Boston while working on a documentary about Thomas Wilkins, Director of the Omaha Symphony, when the pandemic shutdown began. Her essay turns back the clock to reveal how America�...

You know back in my day VD was the buzz word and it was a very bad situation for civilians as well as military. Things have changed since then and the terminologies have changed, but the results of non-protected sex remain the same. There are at least 30 different diseases known to be sexually transmitted with most curable but some without cures. Scary situation and not worth the chance when there are ways of protecting yourself and others. Back during the American Revolution and a little after...

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. John McCrae’s immortal words of remembrance of all who fell in the Great War carried through a beautiful ceremony honoring the oft-forgotten war and America’s pivotal role. On Friday morning, politicians, historians, activists, military leaders, artists, and descendants virtually gathered to ra...

Memorial aims to bring first world war to life for America’s new generations David Smith in Washington On a typical day the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington draws old soldiers from that conflict to run their fingers over the names, etched into polished black granite, of more than 58,000 comrades who died. So the creators of a first world war memorial in the nation’s capital faced a particular challenge: no one who fought in it is still living. Their answer is a monume...

National WWI memorial to be unveiled in D.C. National WWI memorial to be unveiled in DC By Gray News Staff | April 15, 2021 at 5:28 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 5:28 PM WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - World War I is long over, but now, those heroes will never be forgotten. A new memorial in the nation’s capital is set to be dedicated this week. Until now, it’s the only major conflict from the 20th century that did not have a national memorial in Washington, D.C. “We are finally bei...

 The World War I Centennial Commission will host First Colors, a 90-minute virtual commemoration to mark the opening of the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event will be live streamed on Friday, April 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. EDT/ 7:00 a.m. PDT at www.ww1cc.org/firstcolors. The memorial will open on April 17 under the administration of the National Park Service. President Joe Biden will offer pre-recorded remarks as part of the program, hosted by actor Gary Sinise. T...

True West Magazine George S Patton 1919   May 1916. Lieutenant George Patton led a group of 10 soldiers on a raid of a Mexican ranch, looking for Pancho Villa aide Julio Cardenas. It was the first attack using motorized vehicles—and it was a success. Patton gunned the Mexican leader down with a pearl handled Colt .45 pistol. Two other Villistas were also killed. Patton transported the bodies about 90 miles to the headquarters of General John Pershing. The young lieutenant had actually disobe...