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Aurora Designated An American World War II Heritage City By National Park Service
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 17, 3:09 PM MDT
updated Oct 21, 11:06 AM MDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KDVR (FOX31), KUSA (9NEWS NBC) and Aurora city, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Aurora designated an American World War II Heritage City by National Park Service · KDVR (FOX31)Oct 17, 3:09 PM MDT
Aurora designated as American World War II Heritage City · KUSA (9NEWS NBC)Oct 20, 9:22 AM MDT
Aurora designated Colorado’s American World War II Heritage city by National Park Service · Aurora cityOct 21, 11:06 AM MDT
Aurora designated Colorado’s American World War II Heritage city by National Park Service · Aurora city · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 21, 11:06 AM MDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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Douglas County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 17, 3:54 PM MDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 20, 10:14 AM MDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.