Weekly History Wrap Up: 12/02/11
December 2, 2011
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Time for a quick look at what’s “new” in the world of “old” with the Weekly History Wrap Up.
At Jamestown, Virginia, archeologist William Kelso claims that he’s discovered the site where Pocahontas was married back in 1614.
Medal of Honor recipient, Dakota Myers, has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems. The case has gotten ugly in a hurry.
The Antietam National Park Battlefield at Sharpsburg, Maryland will literally light up tomorrow night, commemorating the deaths of the 23,000 Americans killed at the battle during the Civil War.
Could it be true? With House Resolution 376, could the U.S. actually be re-opening the MIA/POW issue with North Korea? Hope it’s more than symbolic.
And lastly, this Sunday morning, some 45,000 residents of Koblenz, Germany will be evacuated while experts attempt to defuse a giant bomb, recently discovered in the Rhine River, dating back to the RAF’s bombing of the city during World War II.
Til Monday, have a historical weekend.