LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- Turner Classic Movies this week unveiled its list of 15 of what is says are some of the most overlooked classic Hollywood directors.

UPI Almanac for Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Sunday, Oct. 23, 1983, began much like any other Sunday in Beirut. But that didn't last very long. In fact, Sundays were much like the other days of the week, with the exception that we, much like the U.S. Marines serving with the Multinational Force, got to sleep in a little later. Conflicts tend not to respect much, and there was no reason to honor the Sabbath, whatever day of the week or religion one chose or, more often than not, was born into. One day is as good as the next when it comes to killing. And Oct. 23, 1983, a bright sunny day on the shores of this troubled Mediterranean land, this Sunday turned out to be a good day for killing.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- America's wars over the last century teach 21st century presidents the lesson that avoiding massive casualties in direct conflicts with the main combat strength of enemy nations is far more important to victory and domestic prosperity than investing in high-tech and other costly weapons systems.

LONDON, June 6 (UPI) -- Clint Eastwood says the lack of black U.S. soldiers in his film, "Flags of Our Fathers," was true to history but Spike Lee insists blacks fought at Iwo Jima.

NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) -- For the second week in a row, the cover of Time magazine has drawn added attention, an industry publication said.

NEW YORK, April 3 (UPI) -- A donor to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York has filed a lawsuit, claiming the institution lost his photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima.

UPI Almanac for Monday, March 17, 2008.