Genealogy And History News of the Past Week Or So

I realize that I did not do a post on articles dealing with genealogy and history in the news. So, to make up for that, I've decided to do a post on the news of the past week or so that it has been since my last post of this type. So, here are the news articles of this week so far and the past week or so:

• Ancestry.com Allows Free Searching Of Its U.S. Military Records Until May 31st.
• S.S. Columbia Is Planning To Sail To The Hudson River. (I happened to notice this article on the World History blog. For those who don't know, the Columbia was one of the ships that took passengers to Boblo Island in the Detroit River. Boblo Island used to be a theme park, but it not longer exists. Now there are large homes on the island. I do remember seeing the ships docked off of the Detroit River, but at that time, the ships were decaying. And that was in the mid-to-late-1990s.)
• Archaeologists Find Statues of Cleopatra and Aphrodite (Venus) In Egypt.
• Bust of Caesar found In France.
• My Brief Post On New England's Darkest Day.
• My Post On Additional Records Added To FamilySearch's Record Search.

I think I got most of the history and genealogy news. If I have missed any articles from the past week up to do, please let me know. Thanks!

Did You See This Article On A Historical Event?

I was just wondering if anyone had noticed the article on yahoo about New England's Darkest Day? If not, you can read about it here. I never knew that something like this had occurred. Hm ... . Do I sense another research project?