February 1940. In Norway’s frozen fjords, the German tanker Altmark hides nearly 300 Allied prisoners below deck. When HMS Cossack corners her, British sailors storm aboard with cutlasses drawn, the ...
April 9 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1413, Henry V was crowned king of England. In 1816, the first all-Black U.S. religious denomination, the AME church, was organized in Philadelphia. In 1865, ...