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Okinawa · OkinawaThe Nakagusuku Palace restoration site in Naha City, where a heavy hail of bullets rained down during the Battle of Okinawa, was under construction. An unexploded American-made 125kg bomb was removed on the 6th. The Sunday morning was suddenly filled with chaos for the 2,300 residents who had been evacuated. I was relieved to hear that the work was completed in less time than expected. At the same time, I was reminded of the reality that "abnorm…See the Story
Unexploded Bombs and Black Jack
Copenhagen · CopenhagenTROY – In full Union Army dress and speaking as if straight from the 19th century, living historian Kenneth J. Serfass brought President Ulysses S. Grant to life Wednesday for an audience at the Bradford County Library.See the Story
Ulysses S. Grant Living Historian Comes to Troy
Copenhagen · CopenhagenNotwithstanding currently popular interpretations, there is no convincing evidence that Robert E. Lee ever whipped slaves. The argument that he ordered the flogging of three runaways in 1859 took on a new life after Elizabeth Brown Pryor published Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters in 2007. Contrary to her implications, she provides no...See the Story
