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Stone Mountain Park in Georgia is largest Confederate monument ever crafted  It depicts the faces of three confederate leaders - General Robert E Lee, Jefferson Davis and General Thomas J Jackson, carved on a mountainside  Park operators said it needs to change in order to remain financially viable  Proposed changes include acknowledging it was meeting spot for Ku Klux Klan  Confederate flags would be relocated and symbol removed from its logo  But large carvings of top Confederate leaders would remain on mountain  

Sponsor Spotlight 04/24/21 (ATR) Worldwide Olympic sponsor Airbnb this week announced a program to provide economic support for elite athletes, Olympians and Olympic hopefuls, and Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls. (Airbnb) The Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant, supported by the IOC, will offer $2,000 in Airbnb promotional credit for use in training, qualification, and other travel accommodations to up to 500 athletes each year for the next eight years. The program totals $8 million in direct support over the life of the partnership. Applications for the 2021 Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant are no...

Dylan George joins Ginkgo Bioworks to grow the company's global biosecurity efforts News provided by Share this article Share this article BOSTON, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks ("Ginkgo"), the organism company, today announced Dylan George will join Concentric by Ginkgo, the company's public health and biosecurity effort, as vice president of Business Development. George brings a wealth of leadership and biosecurity experience, including extensive service in the federal government and as vice president at In-Q-Tel. He recently contributed to COVID-19 response planning, as we...

Share this article CULVER CITY, Calif., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Security Space Association (NSSA) was honored to host a celebration of the life, legacy and career of the late General Thomas S. Moorman with a virtual memorial service on April 14, 2021. The service was attended by several hundred nationwide, including several former Air Force Secretaries, Air Force Chiefs and Vice Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Space Command Commanders, and Intelligence Community Senior Executives, as well as a wide range of current and former executives within the space industry. The two-hou...

keyboard_arrow_right After the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775), General George Washington assumed command of American forces, while, in October of that year, General William Howe succeeded Gage as British commander. Fighting remained stalemated for months, with both sides hesitant to attack. Finally, on March 4, 1776, Washington seized Dorchester Heights and trained his cannon—newly arrived from Fort Ticonderoga—on the city and harbour. Howe was forced to evacuate Boston by ship (March 17), and the siege ended. Learn More in these related Britannica articles: