PHOTOS: V-E Day 69 years ago, allies celebrate surrender of Germany
General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of all armed German forces imposed by the Allied Powers, at Supreme Commander Eisenhowers headquarters in Rheims, France on May 7, 1945. British,...
View ArticlePHOTOS: On this day – Cunard Liner ‘The Lusitania’ Torpedoed by German submarine
On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Brown vs Board of Education, 60 years later
May 17, 2014 makes the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision that struck down “separate but equal” laws that kept schools segregated. Many inequities in education still exist for...
View ArticlePHOTOS: 70th anniversary of D-Day June 6, 1944
The great Allied invasion of Europe began 70 years ago in Normandy, France. Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious military action ever attempted. The armada comprised of 5,000 vessels and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Denver’s Union Station through the decades
Denver Union Station’s offical reopening is set for July 26, 2014. Throughout its 133-year journey the depot has remained a historic anchor on the northwest end of 17th Street. Designed by architect...
View ArticlePHOTOS 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant Act
Yosemite has inspired generations of people for thousands of years. On June 30, 1864, Congress enacted the Yosemite Grant Act, establishing Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove as the first protected...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Apollo 11 mission and the first human moonwalk, 45 years later
Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. and Neil Armstrong were the first men to walk on the lunar surface. The trio was launched to the moon by a Saturn V launch vehicle at 9:32 a.m. EDT, July 16, 1969. They...
View ArticlePHOTOS: WWI Centennial, July 18, 2014
(AP) A hundred years ago, on July 18th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, this event marked the the start of the First World War. It was the beginning of an era that paved the way for the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Past tournaments at Cherry Hills Country Club
The BMW Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club runs September 1 through September 7, 2014. Here is a look at past tournaments at Cherry Hills. Coverage of the BMW Championship
View ArticlePHOTOS: Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize, Oct 14, 1964
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the...
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