A decadeslong effort to remove a bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee Capitol cleared its final hurdle Thursday, with state leaders approving the final vote needed to allow the statue to be relocated to a museum.

Seventy-five years after Japan surrendered, a fallen World War II Marine is finally returning to Lebanon after it was discovered that the previous remains sent back to Wilson County had been misidentified.

The 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the first modern attack on U.S. soil, left the nation in a state of paranoia. In particular, there was concern that Japanese Americans were harboring sympathies for the Japanese government.

Ramstein Air Base, Germany, February 2006: Airmen at Ramstein Air Base in Germany work on a C-130 prop engine inside the base’s “Hush House.” The facility allows aircraft mechanics to test engines at any time of the day because the building’s insulation reduces noise to the outside.

Camp Toro Bravo, Spain, May 2002: Sailors and Marines call from a mobile telephone booth at Camp Toro Bravo in Tarragona, Spain. Seabees built the camp in less than a week. The tent city includes an Internet cafe, movie theater and exchange store. More than 4,000 Marines and sailors were in Spain participating in NATO’s Dynamic Mix 2002 exercise until mid-June.

The $11 million project began in August 2016 with the construction of a cofferdam to surround the battleship, which allowed crews to drain the river water and have access to the ship's brittle hull.

A significant piece of World War II history, a C-47 with a fascinating tie to North Iowa, is heading to Mason City later this week.

Camp Scania, Iraq, March 2008: Medic Todd Cole asks an Iraqi girl to stick her tongue out for a medical exam during a civil affairs health mission near Camp Scania. After fighting frequent attacks near Baghad, members of the 48th Brigade Combat team are focusing on convoy support and civil affairs projects in southern Iraq.

Morón Air Base, Spain, December 2003: Air Force Tech Sgt. Ernest Pena works on a C-5 cargo aircraft at Morón Air Base in Spain. The base is bracing for an influx of planes and personnel due to the rotation of forces in Kuwait and Iraq in the next several months.

Aerospace technology company Northrop Grumman has named its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft in honor of Hawaii astronaut Ellison Onizuka, who was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on Jan, 28, 1986.