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The City of Yonkers is proud to be designated an American World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service’s American World War II Heritage Cities program.

Bob Abate is a Fordham University alumni and veteran that interviewed over one hundred World War Two combat veterans. They fought at Pearl Harbor, D-Day, the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and many other engagements.

Melvin Goldstein was a medic with the United States Army from Army from 1946 to 1947. During his service, he was stationed in the Philippines. While he was there, he photographed World War Two battlefields in Corregidor and Manila.

Colonel Ray L. Trautman was Chief Army Librarian of the US Army during World War Two.

During the 

On Tuesday, March 25, it will be the 114th anniversary of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated on Monday, March 17th. It is a celebration of Ireland’s patron saint who was a fifth century Christian missionary. In Ireland, St.

The Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945.

Black History Year is a black history podcast about activists and thinkers left out of mainstream conversations.

You don’t have to visit the library to do serious research into African American studies! Historic materials are being digitized and made available every year, so historians and genealogists can find new answers to old questions.

History Bites is a culinary history podcast.

The 52nd anniversary of Bloody Sunday is on Thursday, January 30th.

Frank and Kay Kendrick were long serving members of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps in Yonkers. This organization rescued people in the Hudson River that were drowning or in boating accidents.

The 57th anniversary of the Tet Offensive will be on Thursday, January 30th.