D Day

U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground, Will Saddam Hussein Be Next?

Alex Storozynski | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


Alex Storozynski

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians began taking down their statues of Josef Stalin. Astonishingly, in America, the National D-Day Memorial is now placing his bust on a pedestal at its museum in Bedford, VA.

Around the World With President Obama

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

The trip abroad with President Obama was a bit of a whirlwind. Here are photos from the trip, along with original video that offes a glimpse into what it's like traveling with Obama abroad.

Remembering America: Obama's D-Day Speech and Two Days in June

William Bradley | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


William Bradley

On Thursday in Cairo, Obama gave his rhetorical best to reposition a mostly peaceful America in the future of the Muslim world. On Saturday in Normandy, he reminded of America's glittering past.

The Success of One Day in June

Denise Dennis | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Denise Dennis

President Obama placed his role in the memorial celebration of the 65th Anniversary of D-Day in its proper perspective, noting that he was not the first and would not be the last president to honor the historic events of June 6, 1944.

GOOGLE D-DAY SNUB 2009: Google Honors Tetris But Not Veterans

postchronicle.com | Posted 07.08.2009 | Home


Yesterday was the 65th anniversary of the beginning of the successful push to liberate Europe, and what was Google honoring? That's right, the 25th bi...

Gordon Brown "Obama Beach" Gaffe: British PM Misspeaks At D-Day Ceremony (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.07.2009 | World


Maybe the stress is getting to him. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who spent Friday pushing back against calls for his resignation, made a somew...

Obama D-Day Speech: FULL TEXT

Huffington Post | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


Obama's remarks at the D-Day 65th anniversary ceremony, as prepared for delivery. Good afternoon. Thank you President Sarkozy, Prime Minister Brown...

Michelle Obama And Carla Bruni In Normandy: Wonderful In White (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 07.07.2009 | Style


Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni were dressed in similar ensembles as they joined their husbands at the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy on Saturda...

Obama Marks D-Day's 65th Anniversary

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 07.07.2009 | World


OMAHA BEACH, France — President Barack Obama honored the valiant dead and the "sheer improbability" of their D-Day victory, commemorating Saturd...

Obama In Paris, Will Meet Michelle And Kids

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


WEIMAR, Germany — President Barack Obama absorbed the stark horrors memorialized at the Buchenwald concentration camp Friday and said the lesson...

D-Day Memories and Heroism

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Leading up to the 65th anniversary of D-Day, The Huffington Post asked readers to send in their memories of that historic day when Allied forces storm...

D-Day Stories: Where Were You?

Posted 07.05.2009 | World


June 6, 1944, the Allied forces commenced their invasion of Normandy in the turning point of World War II. That night, President Roosevelt gave a radi...

Obama Lobbies For D-Day Invitation To Queen, Says White House

The Guardian | Daniel Nasaw in Washington and Haroon Siddique | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


Unlike some of his compatriots on the right, Barack Obama is probably far too diplomatic to bring up the debt owed to the US by France from world war ...

Sarkozy's Obama D-Day Visit Seen As Snub To The British

Charles Bremner | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


Trust the British to spoil Nicolas Sarkozy's plan for a dream day with Barack Obama. The French president managed after much arm-twisting last month t...

How to Fill Yankee Stadium's Pricey Empty Seats

Dave Astor | Posted 05.28.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Given that the team's super-rich owners used taxpayer subsidies to help finance their gilded ballpark, it serves them right that they're losing some revenue.