All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator
By SETH BORENSTEIN John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a longtime…
World War II
WAS THERE: 75 years ago, the AP reported on Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 7, 1941, as Japanese bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor, The Associated Press’ chief of bureau in Honolulu, Eugene Burns, was unable to get out the urgent news…