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    Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. PASSINGS: Dyer Brainerd Holmes, T.S. Cook, Joel Schaeffer

    Dyer Brainerd Holmes NASA manned space flight director Dyer Brainerd Holmes, 91, director of manned space flight for NASA when Americans were making their early forays into space in the early 1960s, died Friday at a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., of...

    Tags: Three Mile Island Accident (1979), Electronics, Science and Technology, Technology, California State University, Northridge

    2. Jan 15, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. Fantasy of Flight: Tuskegee Airmen set for symposium

    Theme Park Rangers - Orlando Sentinel
    Members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen are returning to Fantasy of Flight next month to kick off the attraction's Legends and Legacies symposium. “They Dared to Fly” sessions, tied to Black History Month, features Q&As with several of the...
    3. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s service remembered at Letterkenny

    Letterkenny employees and area residents paused Tuesday to remember the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during Letterkenny Army Depot’s annual tribute to the civil rights leader.
    roxann.miller@herald-mail.com
    Letterkenny employees and area residents paused Tuesday to remember the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during Letterkenny Army Depot’s annual tribute to the civil rights leader. Retired Army Col. Charles D. Allen was the guest speaker at...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Colin Powell, Martin Luther King Jr., Condoleezza Rice

    4. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. World War Two museum to open Freedom Pavilion

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - One of the largest museums to commemorate the events and sacrifices of World War Two will open a new pavilion on Saturday as it races to complete a sprawling $350 million complex before the remaining veterans of the war are gone.
    Reuters
    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - One of the largest museums to commemorate the events and sacrifices of World War Two will open a new pavilion on Saturday as it races to complete a sprawling $350 million complex before the remaining veterans of the war are gone....

    Tags: Tom Hanks, New York City, Red Tails (movie), U.S. Congress, Armed Forces

    5. Jan 14, 2013 | Daily Press

  5. Tuskegee Airmen will be honored during presidential inauguration

    The Tuskegee Airmen, who blazed a trail as African-American fighter pilots in World War II, will be honored during presidential inauguration ceremonies on Monday, Jan. 21. The Tuskegee Airmen Float will be among the eight custom-designed floats for...

    Tags: Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), Martin Luther King Jr.

    6. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Bunker Hill man, a former member of Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 93

    Elvin E. Thomas died Monday after a short illness at age 93, an end to an adult life that began after high school as a hotel bellhop before he was drafted in World War II and sent to Italy with the famed, all-black Tuskegee Airmen.
    richardb@herald-mail.com
    Elvin E. Thomas died Monday after a short illness at age 93, an end to an adult life that began after high school as a hotel bellhop before he was drafted in World War II and sent to Italy with the famed, all-black Tuskegee Airmen. The highly decorated...

    Tags: Italy, World War II (1939-1945), Movies, Library of Congress, Obituaries

    7. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Elvin E. Thomas, 93

    World War II veteran, Elvin Edward Thomas, 93, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., was called home Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, after a short illness.
    World War II veteran, Elvin Edward Thomas, 93, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., was called home Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, after a short illness. Born Oct. 29, 1919, in Sun, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clarence Megginson and Amelia Thomas. He received his...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Edward Thomas, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Tuskegee University, Mount Hope

    8. Nov 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Naughty or Nice' on Hallmark Channel

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES Marvin Marvin: “Fred’s” Lucas Cruikshank stars in this new family-friendly comedy about a teenager...

    Tags: George Lucas, Comedy Central (tv network), ESPN2 (tv network), Hallmark Channel (tv network), Basketball

    9. Jul 3, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Fantasy of Flight: BOGO ticket deal for Florida residents

    Fantasy of Flight, an aviation-themed attraction in Polk County, is reintroducing buy-one, get-one-free ticket offer that runs through the end of September for Florida residents.
    Fantasy of Flight, an aviation-themed attraction in Polk County, is reintroducing buy-one, get-one-free ticket offer that runs through the end of September for Florida residents. Guests receive one admission free with the purchase of any paid...

    Tags: Polk County

    10. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  10. Wichita students hear from Tuskegee Airman

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Fighting the enemy overseas and fighting prejudice at home. That's the role the Tuskegee Airmen played during and after World War II.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    Fighting the enemy overseas and fighting prejudice at home. That's the role the Tuskegee Airmen played during and after World War II. Students at Collegiate School in Wichita learned about the group's history on Thursday. The 'Rise Above' exhibit...
    11. Aug 20, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  11. Tuskegee Airman and Seattle sports fixture George Hickman dies at 88

    George Hickman, one of the few surviving Tuskegee Airmen, and a longtime usher at University of Washington athletic events and press box attendant at Seahawks games, died on Sunday. He was 88. &nbsp;
    Q It Up Sports Director
    George Hickman, one of the few surviving Tuskegee Airmen, and a longtime usher at University of Washington athletic events and press box attendant at Seahawks games, died on Sunday. He was 88.   Hickman’s death prompted a wave of condolences...

    Tags: Pete Carroll, Congressional Gold Medal Honorees, World War II (1939-1945), Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Barack Obama

    12. Jul 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Baltimore Police honor sergeant who served amid segregation

    James Dixon joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1954 as a black officer in an era of widespread racial prejudice. Police posts were segregated and blacks were not allowed in patrol cars On Tuesday, a quarter-century after he retired as a sergeant,...

    Tags: Congressional Gold Medal Honorees

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