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Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New ...

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On August 27, 1941, a brand-new German U-boat and its inexperienced crew faced relentless attacks from 269 Squadron Hudsons.

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After fighting at D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, Frank Burgmeier was on Syracuse TV and then started his own public ...

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