World War II veteran who declined honors for decades finally honored at surprise USS Midway ceremony

Charles Araiza, who refused recognition out of humility, receives Japan Occupation Medal 80 years after serving in Pacific Theater.
The White House

ADDRESSING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency ...

Did the US ever ‘give back’ Greenland to Denmark, as Trump claims?

More than 80 years later, Donald Trump invoked that moment at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In his speech on January 21, the US president claimed his country “gave Greenland back” to Denmark ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

George Washington's vision for American identity tested 250 years later

As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, ...
The Record Herald

Emotion filled the letters of loved ones separated by World War II

The World War II love story of Bernard Naugle and Esther Repine is some of the more recent history at Preserving Our Heritage Archives & Museum.
The White House

Presidential Message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember one of the darkest periods in human history and one of the gravest atrocities the world has ever ...