I fancied a new hobby - now I'm playing bagpipes for the King on VE Day
Lady Jane MacRae will play a key role in the ceremony marking 80 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany ...
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15 Valentine's Day traditions from around the world
Every year on Feb. 14, Americans celebrate Valentine's Day. The February holiday is set aside to let that special someone know how much they're cared about through gifts, flowers, greeting cards ...
Married nearly 7 decades, these lovebirds still say "I do" every night
On this Valentine's Day, here is a story of 94-year-old Don Barnett and his 93-year-old wife Marilyn, who have kept their love alive for 68 years with a musical elixir.
An Arkansas organist is playing 18 hours of Bach this year, one lunch break at a time
It was hushed inside a 140-year-old cathedral on the outskirts of Little Rock’s downtown as about five dozen people sat in the pews during a recent lunch break in ...
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Archival Footage of D-Day
On June 6, 1944, allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany The Gory Origins of Valentine's Day (02:50) National Treasure: The Mold Behind the Miracle of ...
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To lump or to split? Deciding whether an animal is a species or subspecies profoundly influences our conservation priorities
Our borders are always porous. The dawning of Darwinism led to the slow realisation that the species was not an immutable form, but rather an evolutionary happenstance. It showed that nature was a ...
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'We think there's a Grade 1 in him this season and we hope that's at Aintree' - no Gold Cup for Dan Skelton star Grey Dawning
Grey Dawning and Harry Skelton win the Turners Novices' Chase at last year's Cheltenham FestivalCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos) Dan Skelton looks likely ...
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The International Day of Clean Energy on 26 January was declared by the General Assembly (resolution A/77/327) as a call to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition ...
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Haggis, bagpipes and more this weekend at annual Robbie Burns celebration gala in Penticton
It's not quite too late to embrace everything Scottish at the annual Robbie Burns Night celebration gala this weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 25, from 4:45 p.m. onward into the evening, all are welcome ...
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Histories collide at the dawning of a new age in ’The New Internationals’
David Wright Faladé's own family history inspired his new novel, "The New Internationals," a coming-of-age story set in post-war Paris. David Wright Faladé didn’t learn the truth about his ...
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The Devastating Legacy of Lies in Alzheimer’s Science
He hailed the moment as the dawning of “the golden era of Alzheimer ... that something more troubling has occurred. On the day my story was published, the National Institutes of Health announced ...
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Hell’s Encore Is Dawning in Washington D.C.
I struggled for a way to memorialize the dawning in Washington of Hell’s ... compared to the things Richard Nixon does every day of his life, on purpose, as a matter of policy and a perfect ...