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President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue Monday, waving to cheering crowds of thousands after the president was sworn in for his second term in office. The first couple were shown stepping out of their escort...

367 – Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus by his father and associated to the throne aged eight. 598 – Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong...

The Southeast salutes military service, on and off the frontlines Perhaps it’s the history, valor or bravery of combatants who impacted our nation’s crucial turning points. Or perhaps it’s to seek an understanding of the responsibility that comes with...

As a Russian intelligence vessel skirts the eastern tip of Long Island in international waters in the midst of heightened national attention to U.S.-Russian relations, federal lawmakers in Connecticut and on the East End are sounding an alarm about the...

In the 225-year history of the United States Coast Guard and its forerunners the U.S.Lighthouse Service, U.S. Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service, the military branch has lost a total of 129 ships over 65 feet in length. Most of these have...