This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: B92 (Serbia)
Jun 6, 2011
A WW2 Croatian Catholic archbishop and cardinal, put on trial by the post-war Yugoslav authorities, was praised by Pope Benedict XVI.Alojzije Stepinac was found guilty by the communist authorities of Yugoslavia for collaboration with the Ustasha regime of the pro-Nazi Independent State of Croatia (NDH).
Source: Telegraph (UK)
Jun 6, 2011
It is rare for a surveyor’s report not to pick at least a few holes in whatever property you are buying. That said, even the most gimlet-eyed inspector would find it hard to question the structural soundness of the building Trevor Lethbridge and Derek Brooking are selling.
Source: Telegraph (UK)
Jun 6, 2011
Supporters of Sarah Palin have attempted to edit the Wikipedia page on Paul Revere, the War of Independence hero, after glaring historical errors the White House hopeful made during her tour to Boston last week.Changes they made to an entry on Wikipedia were deleted after an uproar among contributors to and editors of the online encyclopedia.The former vice-presidential candidate's original gaffe came towards the end of a tour of historical monuments that was designed to boost her profile as a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate.
Source: LA Times
Jun 6, 2011
Was Pablo Neruda poisoned?A judge in Chile has opened an investigation into the death four decades ago of the Nobel Prize-winning poet in response to allegations by his former driver that Neruda was poisoned by agents acting for Gen. Agustin Pinochet. The general led the military junta and coup that toppled President Salvador Allende in September 1973.
Source: CNN
Jun 6, 2011
On June 6th, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops poured onto the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France, in one of the most decisive battles of World War II. The D-Day invasion marked a beginning of the end of the war and the defeat of the Nazi regime in Europe. This particular operation was at a high cost to the Allied forces, with nearly 10,000 troops killed or wounded. Today marks the 67th anniversary of that pivotal operation.
Source: BBC News
Jun 6, 2011
Carl Gustav Jung died 50 years ago today. Alongside Sigmund Freud, he is arguably one of the two people of the 20th century who most shaped the way we think about who we are. But what would he make of the 21st century so far, asks Mark Vernon.Have you ever discussed whether you were introverted or extroverted? Undergone a personality test on a training course? Wondered what lurks in the shadow side of your character? Carl Jung is the person to thank.
Source: Indianapolis Star
Jun 6, 2011
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- In later years, they were dubbed the Greatest Generation, but on June 6, 1944, they were merely young soldiers, sailors and airmen carrying out their duties.They made their way across the choppy waters of the English Channel, each one weighted down with an impossible load of weapons and provisions, to face a battle-hardened army of German soldiers.They clambered out of landing ships, some of them sinking under the weight of their backpacks, crawled onto the beaches and scaled the cliffs, all the while facing a constant barrage of enemy fire.
Source: AP
Jun 5, 2011
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – University of Florida archaeologists have uncovered the foundation of what they say is a more than 330-year-old stone church in St. Augustine.
Source: BBC
Jun 5, 2011
Researchers have developed a new dating technique that has given the first detailed picture of the emergence of an agricultural way of life in Britain more than 5,000 years ago.
A new analysis of artefacts recovered from the first monuments built in Britain shows that the Neolithic period had a slow start followed by a rapid growth in trade and technology.
Scientists say the new approach can be used to unravel the detailed sequence of events of many more important moments in human prehistory.
It relies in part on radio-carbon d
Source: LA Times
Jun 5, 2011
The U.S. has a tradition of being suspicious, and the Internet is feeding that skepticism. As of late, there are tales spinning about Osama bin Laden and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Osama bin Laden is alive and well.
Source: LA Times
Jun 5, 2011
The name "Shep Mallory" carved in the brick on the side of St. John's Church is understated, but it is believed to point to a momentous act that changed the course of American history.
Source: CNN
Jun 5, 2011
NFL legend Mike Ditka was giving a news conference one day after being fired as the coach of the Chicago Bears when he decided to quote the Bible.
“Scripture tells you that all things shall pass,” a choked-up Ditka said after leading his team to only five wins during the previous season. “This, too, shall pass.”
Ditka fumbled his biblical citation, though. The phrase “This, too, shall pass” doesn’t appear in the Bible.
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2011
Sarah Palin defended her historical account of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride of 1775 on Sunday, telling an interviewer “I know my American history.”Ms. Palin, the onetime Republican vice-presidential nominee and maybe, possibly a candidate for president in 2012, drew guffaws and head scratches last week when she made an appearance in Boston and described Paul Revere’s ride this way:
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2011
WASHINGTON — America’s tormented relationship with Pakistan has long had the subtlety of a professional wrestling match. So when frayed relations turned openly hostile in recent weeks, it was hardly a surprise to see Pakistani officials flirt publicly with China, America’s biggest rival in Asia.
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2011
THE Smith Corona typewriter went for $22,003. The hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses fetched $20,025. The 20 personal journals were a steal at $40,676.
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2011
Six decades of Chicago live inside the retirement-home apartment of the photographer Lee Balterman. Filed in cabinets, hung on walls and stacked precariously on most every available surface are thousands of Chicago moments captured on film.
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2011
As former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich’s rhetorical self-immolation painfully commenced last week under government cross-examination, it dawned on me that he, like so many of our public miscreants, is an attorney.
Source: BBC
Jun 4, 2011
Tens of thousands of people have attended a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing.
Hundreds of people were killed in the Chinese capital as soldiers and tanks moved to clear Tiananmen Square of pro-democracy demonstrators in 1989.
This year's anniversary comes as China continues a crackdown on dissent, arresting dozens of activists.
Public discussion of the Tiananmen killings remains taboo in China.
Organisers of the Hong Kong vigil said 150,000 flooded into Vi
Source: Telegraph (UK)
Jun 4, 2011
The first ever Westerner to be admitted to the closed world of Japan's geisha hostesses has left after being accused of bringing the movement into disrepute.
Source: AP
Jun 4, 2011
Leland Davidson always knew he was an American. Now he has a certificate from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to prove it.
Davidson, 95, was the oldest of more than 50 people who had their citizenship confirmed Tuesday in a ceremony in Seattle. Most were children of parents who have become naturalized citizens or were adopted from overseas.
Davidson, a resident of Centralia, was born in British Columbia and qualifies as a U.S. citizen because his parents w
