Rum Ration Aboard HMS King George V, 1940 Below deck, a line of
seamen queue to collect the daily rum ration for their mess. Each
man is holding a jug or bucket. The rum is being issued from a
large barrel with 'THE KING - GOD BLESS HIM' on it. Royal Marines
issue the rum with measuring jugs while a Royal Navy...
50 years ago today, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social
Security Act of 1965 into law.
Here are a few things you may not know about the act.
First, it established Medicare and Medicaid, the first public
health insurance programs in the United States. Medicare covers
seniors age 65 and older, while...
On this date in 1836, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was
dedicated.
Here are a few things you may not have known about the
monument.
First, it is a memorial to those who fought and died in the French
Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. It is also the site of France’s
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.