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9 reasons to visit Baltimore this spring (or anytime)
BALTIMORE — One of the great charms of Baltimore is its lack of interest in running with the herd. Possessing a unique look and an entertainingly odd culture, it moves at a slow and steady pace, entirely out of step with the rest of the bustling...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Cross Street Market, Fells Point, Personal Service, Harbor East
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Living Here: History museums and sites
Museums and sites can help you track the story of our region. From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region. History museums 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets,...Tags: Battle of Yorktown (1781), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Bacon
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Detroit museum to host Navy's War of 1812 display
DETROIT (AP) — The National Museum of the United States Navy's traveling mini-exhibit on the War of 1812 opens this weekend in Detroit. Called "War of 1812: A Nation Forged by War," the display commemorates the conflict's 200-year anniversary....
Tags: Belle Isle, U.S. Navy, Museums, U.S. Marine Corps
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Living Here: Newport News
About 22 miles long and only 4 miles wide, the area that became Newport News was first settled in 1619. In 1896, that community — the former seat of Warwick County — became the separate city of Newport News. Warwick County was one of the eight...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Aircraft Carriers, CSS Virginia, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), USS Monitor
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Living Here: Military installations
Newcomers will see it right away: Hampton Roads and theU.S. military go hand in hand. Every branch of the service is represented in this corner of southeastern Virginia: Start with the world's largest naval base and the only East Coast home for the...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Central Intelligence Agency, Oceana, Hampton Roads, Hospitals and Clinics
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Battle of Attu: 70 Years Since Japanese Invasion on American Soil
Channel 2 NewsOn June 7, 1942, the Japanese invasion of the Aleutians began on Attu Island began 70 years ago. It was the first occupation of American soil by a foreign army since the War of 1812. According to the United States military, by the time the conflict...Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. Army, Armed Forces
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Five for your planner: Monday, June 11
1. Civil War weekend Civil War ball and Valley of the Shadow exhibit preview is set for 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 15, at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Second South Carolina String Band will perform. Period refreshments. $40...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Movies, Arts, Music
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Staff picks for June 14 to 20
The Top Five Performance cafe Goose Route Arts Collaborative will present Adam Booth, storytelling; Cam Millar Ensemble, original music; Monica Larson, new media; kittyclarkmoves, contemporary dance; and visiting Katherine Ferrier and Pamela Vail,...
Tags: Movies, Culture, Wars and Interventions, Ceremonies, World War II (1939-1945)
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U.S. Military could visit Afghan shooting site
CNNU.S. militaryinvestigators may travel as early as this week to the Afghan villages where an American soldier is alleged to have shot and killed 17 civilians last month in a shooting rampage. It would be the first visit by U.S. investigators who had...Tags: Robert Bales, U.S. Military, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Justice System
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Karzai Condemns Photos of U.S. Troops with Insurgents' Bodies
CNNKABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzaion Thursday condemned photos of U.S. soldiers posing with bodies of suspected insurgents as he called for "an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces." Karzai, who...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Mental Health, George W. Bush, Kabul (Afghanistan), Explosions
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Afghan Gun Massacre Families Paid Compensation
ReutersKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have given cash compensation to the families of Afghans killed in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by an American soldier in Kandahar province, a family member and a tribal elder said on Sunday....Tags: Robert Bales, Murder, Afghanistan, NATO, Barack Obama
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