Ian Thibodeau and Neal Rubin and Nora Naughton and Breana Noble The Detroit News Published 12:11 p.m. UTC Aug 19, 2018 The air was thick from exhaust fumes. The chrome sparkled with raindrops after a gloriously sunny Saturday had turned into sporadic afternoon showers. The rubber splashed up water down Metro Detroit's most iconic cruising route. On this particular day, a stretch of 16 miles of Woodward Avenue has been the place to be and be seen from Ferndale to Pontiac as car nuts, classic car owners and the weird swirled together to paint the Avenue in retro flair. The 24th annual Woodward Dream Cruise has appeared to once again draw hundreds of thousands to the world's largest classic car bash. Read more: Interest in Woodward Dream Cruise driven by nostalgia, history, love of cars And more: Cruising can be more nightmare than dream The guide: What to know about the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise Juanita Munoz, 42, of Detroit huddled with her mother, … [Read more...] about Despite showers Dream Cruise keeps revving on
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The Lowestoft VC winner who sacrificed his today for our tomorrow on the battlefields of the Somme
PUBLISHED: 10:45 15 August 2018 | UPDATED: 10:45 15 August 2018 Stacia Briggs The Victoria Cross on the headstone of Claude Castleton VC of the Australian Machine Gun Corps, but originally from Pakefield, Lowestoft, at the Pozieres British Military Cemetery. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY Copyright: Archant 2018 He left Lowestoft brimming with enthusiasm for the adventure of a lifetime and ended his days in the corner of a foreign field, his bravery in the theatre of war saving the lives of at least two others as he made the ultimate sacrifice. Recorded in France as an Australian, Claude Castleton’s story is incredible. Claude Castleton, from Lowestoft, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in the first world warThey came from the New World for the conquest of the Old, the men of the Australian Army who travelled across the world to fight in World War One for their mother country – but one of those who made the ultimate sacrifice was closer to home in … [Read more...] about The Lowestoft VC winner who sacrificed his today for our tomorrow on the battlefields of the Somme
How Alan Trammell became the Detroit Tigers’ heartbeat for 20 seasons
Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 11:13 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Alan Trammell sat in a plane, scribbling notes, working on the most important speech of his life — the one he will give Sunday at his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. How do you capture an entire career? An entire life in baseball, all 20 years with the Detroit Tigers? His on-field partnership with Lou Whitaker — the longest running double-play combination in history. His reverence for Sparky Anderson, who molded him with tough love and became like a second father. The deep friendships and bonds he shared with his teammates on the 1984 World Series championship team. They grew up together in the Tigers’ minor-league system. They became champions together. More: Detroit Tigers fans: Tell us your Alan Trammell, Jack Morris memories! More: Alan Trammell's 10 greatest games with the Detroit Tigers Trammell wrote the speech longhand on a yellow pad of paper. Old school. … [Read more...] about How Alan Trammell became the Detroit Tigers’ heartbeat for 20 seasons
Exclusive–O’Donnell: Doughboy Generation, The Wild Westerners’ Charge of the Light Brigade at Gesnes
Every American generation is unique, but today’s media hardly ever mention the Doughboy generation of a hundred years ago. Most of us have forgotten that average Americans, many of them poorly trained and using inadequate equipment, helped defeat one of the greatest armies in the world at the time — the German Army. Time and time again, the Doughboy generation overcame seemingly impossible odds through grit and innovation. A microcosm of that war and that generation was evident at the unknown battle at Gesnes, France, where the 362nd Regiment of the 91st Division charged into the heart of German defenses in the Meuse-Argonne.In the fall of 1918, Harry Taylor and the other soldiers of the 91st looked out across a barren field toward Gesnes. The Germans had turned the small French hamlet into a seemingly impregnable stronghold. They had bored deep underground, creating a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels and bunkers where they would be safe from most artillery rounds. … [Read more...] about Exclusive–O’Donnell: Doughboy Generation, The Wild Westerners’ Charge of the Light Brigade at Gesnes
‘I miss the big trips’: Bike-mad William gets nostalgic on Isle of Man TT visit
News / UK and world by Press Association June 6, 2018, 4:27 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The Duke of Cambridge got to grips with a silver dream machine during a visit to the Isle of Man TT – and could not stop grinning. William jumped at the chance to sit on the handbuilt Norton SG7, which has a top speed of 208mph, but the bike-mad royal confessed: “I’m a father of three, I have to tone it down now.” As he chatted to Stuart Garner, chief executive and owner of Norton Motorcycles, the duke crouched down over the tiny windscreen and joked “I always stick to the speed limit”, and as he stepped off added “love it, absolutely love it”. The duke confessed he used to have a Ducati 1209 but had downsized to a less powerful bike from the same manufacturer and revealed he used to ride scramblers with his brother the Duke of Sussex and they would “basically try and hit … [Read more...] about ‘I miss the big trips’: Bike-mad William gets nostalgic on Isle of Man TT visit