The Dallas school district treated about 5,700 fifth-grade boys -- but no girls -- to a screening of "Red Tails," a new movie about African-American fighter pilots in World War II.
The Dallas Morning News reports buses began unloading Dallas school children Thursday morning at a theater in Mesquite, a nearby suburb.
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world war iiGirls Denied Movie Field Trip; Boys OnlyKEYE - CBS 42 Fri, 02/10/2012 - 5:44am
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Official: More than 75 injured in air race crash (AP)Ytop stories Fri, 09/16/2011 - 7:13pm
AP - A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage. Last Living U.S. World War I Veteran DiesNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 02/28/2011 - 4:38am
Frank Buckles was 110. He enlisted the war in 1917 at 16 after lying about his age. He also survived being a civilian POW in the Philippines in World War II. Economic panel says recession ended in June 2009 (AP)Ytop stories Mon, 09/20/2010 - 9:41am
AP - The longest recession the country has endured since World War II ended in June 2009, a group that dates the beginning and end of recessions declared Monday. Tags:
A Fitful Dream: European Unity Shaken By New WoesNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 07/12/2010 - 7:30am
The European Union, a vision born after the devastation of World War II to unify the continent, has been rocked by the economic downturn, the debt crisis, rising nationalism and difficult issues like immigration. In World War II, He Fought For Two ArmiesNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 05/31/2010 - 7:40am
Sixty-five years ago, American paratrooper Joseph Beyrle escaped from a German POW camp and joined the Red Army, serving in a Soviet tank regiment. Russian Village Haunted By A Hidden Holocaust PastNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 03/08/2010 - 11:01pm
World War II ended more than six decades ago, but one Russian village on the Baltic Sea is still coming to terms with its role in the Holocaust. |
