“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

The country gained independence in 1992 following the breakup of Yugoslavia but faced a devastating civil war from 1992 to ...

Shirley native Athanace Joseph Landry Jr., who turned 100 on Oct. 14 ... but didn’t connect romantically until several years after the war, when she was waiting tables at a coffee shop he ...

A parade to mark the opening of a World War One memorial will be recreated ... just as his grandfather did 100 years ago.” The memorial includes a bronze figure of a soldier, which was sculpted ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A time capsule stored within the walls of the National World War I Museum and Memorial has opened to tell tales of what life was like 100 years ago. History is made again ...

A military memorabilia enthusiast says he is honoured to have bought the medals of Melton Mowbray soldier Harry White, who was killed in the First World War 100 years ago. Did you know with an ad-lite ...

And on Friday, the Illini rededicated its historic Memorial Stadium 100 years later. A stadium built with pillars ... Memorial Stadium was named after the fallen heroes of World War 1. The University ...

A VERY WELL CELEBRATED CENTENARIAN. KEITH AND MADDIE PERKINS ARE HERE TO HONOR THEIR GRANDFATHER. EACH ROSE HONORS A VETERAN OR SOMEONE CURRENTLY SERVING NEARLY 80 IN TOTAL, WITH A CONNECTION TO ...

Before shipping overseas for World War II, Bud Sabetay enjoyed a trip ... It gave him confidence that he would survive. Sabetay is now 100 years old. The Coney Island palm reader also predicted ...

More than 100 staff members at the BBC have accused the corporation of giving Israel favourable coverage in its reporting on the war on Gaza. A letter sent on Friday to BBC Director-General Tim ...

NEW YORK — On this Veterans Day, a 100-year-old veteran is sharing her story of serving in the Coast Guard during World War II. Peggy Brown, 100, is a Western New Yorker who says she's proud to ...

Our War: 10 Years On (1 x 60) for BBC Three and iPlayer is made by BBC Studios Documentary Unit. It was commissioned by Clare Sillery, BBC Head of Commissioning, Documentaries and Fiona Campbell ...