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Prince Philip celebrates his 99th birthday today, spends the day with Queen Elizabeth

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth, is the longest-reigning royal consort in British history and the oldest-ever male member of the royal family. He’s still going strong, and today he celebrates ...

Necco Wafers are finally returning to stores

Few candies offer a blast-from-the-past like Necco Wafers, the classic disc-shaped candies that come in a variety of eight flavors. First produced all the way back in 1847, they were a staple treat for many ...

108-year-old New Jersey woman recovers from Covid-19 – let’s hear it for her

Sylvia Goldsholl might be 108, but she’s every bit the fighter she’s always been. The centurion, who lives in a nursing home in Allendale, New Jersey, lived through both the 1918 so-dubbed ‘Spanish flu’ and ...

Mary Pratt, last living member of ‘League of Their Own’ women’s baseball team, dies at 101

Many sports movie fans love the 1992 film A League of Their Own, the classic inspirational story of the women’s baseball teams that took the field during World War II while the men were away. ...

93-year-old Navy veteran dies of coronavirus after refusing ventilator to save others, family say

Coronavirus may be testing our faith and the limits of our ability to maintain order amongst chaos, but if there’s one thing that’s become abundantly clear over the last few weeks, it’s that there are ...

Alabama Marine celebrates 100th birthday – please join us in congratulating him

World War II changed the course of history, and to this day we owe our gratitude to the people who fought for freedom all those decades ago. We’re lucky to still have veterans of the ...

Remembering Kirk Douglas’s powerful open letter to Donald Trump

Kirk Douglas, one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood’s golden age, died at his home in Beverly Hills, California on Wednesday, aged 103. The legendary actor rose to prominence through such flicks as “Lust ...

100-year-old Tuskegee Airmen honored during State of the Union

If you haven’t heard of Charles McGee, chances are you’ve heard his name several times during the past few days. McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen celebrated his 100th birthday at the beginning ...

High school choir sing as fallen soldier is carried off plane

When Diane Cupp and her husband were traveling home from Frankfurt, Germany, they would have been forgiven for cursing their luck when their flights were changed. No one likes unplanned events getting in the way ...

Hundreds of Auschwitz survivors return for 75th anniversary of its liberation

It was seventy-five years ago, on January 27, 1945, that the Soviet Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, putting an end to one of the darkest operations in human history. Auschwitz is perhaps the most ...