HISTORICAL FACTS: 12 - Caught on Camera

Vahe Gregorian: How the brilliant tale of the KC Current team stands for a Kansas City on the move

Whenever friends from around the country ask me about Kansas City, I tell them it’s a welcoming and eclectic place with world-class attractions, such as the National World War I Museum and Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and BBQ-mania.

Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022

Pit bulls went from America's best friend to public enemy – now they're slowly coming full circle

As recently as 50 years ago, the pit bull was America’s favorite dog. Pit bulls were everywhere. They were popular in advertising and used to promote the joys of pet-and-human friendship. Nipper on the RCA Victor label, Pete the Pup in the “Our Gang” comedy short films, and the flag-wrapped…

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2022

France honors hero dogs, highlighting their achievements

France has inaugurated a memorial paying tribute to all “civilian and military hero dogs.”

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Bomb squad rush to Irish museum after couple drop off 'gift' from World War I

The Irish Military Museum, outside Collon, Co. Louth was cordoned off by gardai

Irish Mirror · Oct 15, 2022

WWII pilot Richard Hillary's RAF Spitfire tales still a combat classic 80 years after publication

Moments after his Spitfire aircraft became engulfed by flames in 1940, Richard Hillary was in freefall above the North Sea. After recovering from horrific burns, he produced a memoir that is still regarded as a combat classic.

ABC News · Oct 13, 2022

Christian Bale, Robert De Niro on reuniting for ‘Amsterdam’ in film highlighting the Harlem Hellfighters

NEW YORK — Christian Bale and Robert De Niro’s new movie shines a spotlight on little-known American history — including the unsung heroes of a New York regiment who served during World War I.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

The Downside of Imperial Collapse   

When empires or great powers fall, chaos and war rise.

Foreign Affairs · Oct 4, 2022

Russia has mobilized for war many times before – sometimes it unified the nation, other times it ended in disaster

Vladimir Putin’s mobilization of 300,000 additional Russian soldiers to fight in Ukraine has gotten off to a rocky start.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

Christian Bale on the secrets of his “weird” transformation in 'Amsterdam'

Christian Bale has taken on plenty of physically demanding roles throughout his acting career, and 'Amsterdam' is no exception.

Inverse · Sep 26, 2022

Tales of war: Family members share stories of Mysore Lancers from Battle of Haifa

The Mysore Lancers, which were a personal force of the then Maharaja of Mysuru, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, played a key role in the liberation of Haifa 

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022