The Armistice Day blizzard of Nov. 11-12, 1940, was one of the worst storms ever to strike the Upper Midwest area. Property damage was estimated at $1,500,000 and thousands of cars were marooned ...

The second week of November has a long history of powerful storms in the nation’s midsection, including the 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald storm and the 1940 Armistice Day blizzard.

Other participating dignitaries in the “2021 Annual Armistice Day Salute” were Korea Society President Thomas Byrne, Korea Society Chairwoman Amb. Kathleen Stephens, Korean War Veterans Association ...

Armistice Day is commemorated each year on the 11th November to signify the end of the First World War. A two-minute silence is held in tribute to those who lost their lives, ...

Jan. 29, 1931-June 13, 2025 SPRINGFIELD—Glenn V. Ellison, age 94, of Springfield, MN, died on June 13, 2025, at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center surrounded by family. Visitation will be on Friday ...

He vividly remembered being caught in the Armistice Day blizzard with his sister Kathleen as they walked home after purchasing a gallon of kerosene and nearly perishing. Due to limited opportunities ...

Armistice Day became a national holiday by 1938 and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. An act of Congress changed Memorial Day from every May 30th to the last Monday in May in 1971.

See D-Day in historic photos U.S. soldiers wade through surf and German gunfire to secure a beachhead during the Allied Invasion on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Parts of the News 3 Now coverage area could see severe weather to end Sunday. Details on who and timing here. Read more. Isolated storm chance Saturday night Staying hot and humid Sunday, severe ...

Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

About this time of year people start complaining about the heat. I am no exception. While at the dentist's office I complained and the technician said, "Would you rather be ...