David Walker, a sailor killed in the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor, is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Soon, a rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate that he has been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hide caption
History
Saturday
A group gathering in Qaryut village southeast of Nablus, West Bank, on March 15, 2015, plant an olive tree as they mark the 12th anniversary of the death of U.S. activist Rachel Corrie, who died when she was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003. Nidal Eshtayeh/Anadolu/Getty Images hide caption
21 years after her death in Gaza, Palestinians remember U.S. activist Rachel Corrie
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Baltimore bridge collapse has put the spotlight on Maryland's young Black governor
Friday
Thursday
'Women Behind the Wheel' explains how cars became a gendered technology
The wooden door panel that saves Rose's life in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic was one of hundreds of iconic Hollywood props, and several from the movie, auctioned off in a five-day sale last week. Heritage Auctions hide caption
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama alongside Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Artwork of Francis Scott key Composing "Star- Spangled Banner" after watching the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Baltimore Harbor in 1814. AP hide caption
What's the best way to revitalize a language? In the Lakota Nation, that's very much up for debate. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a language belong to?
Friday
Members of the Texas National Guard placing barber wire on a fence at the border between Mexico and the US. HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Wednesday
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen speaks at a community meeting at the Lahaina Civic Center. A complex cleanup is underway seven months after the wildfire, intended to protect historic buildings and artifacts. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption
Native Hawaiians aim to bring cultural sensitivity to Maui wildfire cleanup
Tuesday
The scraggly cherry blossom tree known as Stumpy on March 15 in Washington, D.C. At high tide, the base of the tree's trunk is inundated with several inches of water. Jacob Fenston hide caption
So long, Stumpy. More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises
The 92nd Street Y, New York is celebrating its 150th anniversary. As a Jewish cultural institution, it's also facing criticism related to the Israel-Hamas war. 92NY hide caption