Dec. 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan,” President Franklin ...
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Today marks a special day of recognition for May Bell Davis, an Arkansan who is turning 100 and being recognized as a 'real-life Rosie the Riveter' in the same day. Davis was born in Howard County ...
Some 80 years after their wartime efforts, real-life Rosie the Riveters are receiving the nation's highest civilian honor from Congress. John Yang has their story. Rosie the Riveter is known as a ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The woman who became known as Wichita’s “Rosie the Riveter” is celebrating a special birthday. This moment meant so much to her family and Wichita’s rich aviation ...
The Rosie the Riveter Memorial began as a public art project in the 1990s and is sculpted to resemble the form of a liberty ship. The structure showcases photos and quotes from real-life “Rosies,” and ...
Convinced that he had found the real Rosie the Riveter, Kimble tracked Parker Fraley – by now in her 90s – down to her home in Almeda, where she still lived. She revealed that she had known ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Saturday, Arkansas celebrated the 100th birthday of its very own "Rosie the Riveter," Mary Emily Mora Harrison of Tull, Arkansas. Emily worked as a riveter at a ...
She's turning 100 years old.. but many moons ago, Susan became a real life "Rosie the Riveter" on Eastern Aircraft's assembly line. She worked in the factory, making munitions, supplies ...
Born and raised in Chico, Claudine Rushton, an official Rosie the Riveter, turned 100 on Jan. 29 and attended a commemoration Friday with the Chico Area Recreation and Park District for an ...
By Kathy Chouteau During WWII, women later called “Rosie the Riveters” flocked to the Home Front on Richmond’s shores, ...