On the morning of January 13, Hawaiians were jolted by an alarming emergency alert warning of an imminent missile strike. The message, which appeared on phones, televisions, and radios, read: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”…
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The Battle of Verdun, one of the most grueling and catastrophic battles of World War I, came to an end on December 18, 1916. After ten months of relentless combat, the second French counteroffensive successfully pushed German forces back by two to three kilometers,…
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