The following is a press release written by the folks at: DigitalNC. Thanks to the owners and publishers, we are excited to announce that the Ocracoke Observer (Ocracoke, N.C.) is now available on DigitalNC! This latest addition includes 154 issues, spanning from May 1999 to May 2025. The island newspaper is published monthly from March to December, and …
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Notre Dame Australia Historian Offers New Insight Into Kennedy Family
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s internationally-renowned expert on the Kennedy political dynasty, Associate Professor Leigh Straw, has authored a fascinating new book that reveals how one summer in the 1940s shaped the trajectory of the famous political family. The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944: The Summer That Changed Everything tells the overlooked story about …
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
The following is a press release written by the folks at the (U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration: Japanese Instrument of Surrender The Japanese Instrument of Surrender ended World War II on September 2, 1945. In the surrender, Japan formally agreed to the terms set forth in the Potsdam Declaration, and ordered a cessation of hostilities of all Japanese …