When Melchior died in Seward in 1933, the Seward Daily Gateway honored him with a full column of print on page one — topped with this headline: “Steve Melchior, Pioneer of Seward, Died Early Today.” A ...

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain established a settlement at Quebec City. He called it Kebec, an Algonquin word meaning "place where the river narrows." Its residents faced countless hardships, including ...

During the brutal battles of 1941–1942 on the Eastern Front, German infantry faced a terrifying challenge: the Soviet T-34 and KV tanks. With limited anti-tank resources and no clear ...

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Enlisting in the U.S. Army in March of 1943, the Ohio native underwent rigorous training with the newly created airborne units and assigned to Company C, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ... when ...

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Hornby, Montague Leyland: 1870-1948. Brigadier-General in British regular army; for many years lived near Lethbridge, Alberta; advocate of British immigration to Canada (Who was who, 1941-1950).