They marched and they mobilized, against a war and nuclear power, for civil rights and women’s liberation. Filled with the particular passion of the young, they raised their voices, burned their draft cards and risked imprisonment, believing they could make a difference.
There are no known pictures of Ona Judge.
NASHUA — Gerda Mayer’s parents were murdered by the Nazis when she was a child. She grew up to become an author and poet in England.
LACONIA — Thanks to Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning movie, the story of Oskar Schindler may be better known than that of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, but the Sharps’ actions in World War II-era Europe preceded Schindler, and their story, too, was made into a film.
An informal memorial sponsored by the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund was held Friday to mark 21 years since the “Old Man of the Mountain” crumbled.
KUMASI, Ghana -- Gold neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted during British colonial rule went on show in Ghana this week for the first time since their historic return.
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