World War II
Robert Friend, Tuskegee Airman Who Flew in 142 Combat Missions, Dies at 99
The World War II veteran also led Project Blue Book, a classified Air Force investigation of unidentified flying objects, between 1958 and 1963
Letters Written by Anne Frank’s Father, Otto, Will Be Digitized to Mark Diarist’s 90th Birthday
The notes stem from a 1970s pen pal correspondence between Otto and a young artist named Ryan Cooper
Cold War Nuclear Bomb Tests Are Helping Researchers Identify Art Forgeries
Traces of carbon-14 isotopes released by nuclear testing enable scientists to date paintings created post-World War II
On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices
This year, 80 Native delegates have been asked to take part in the official commemoration of D-Day
These Photos Capture the Poignancy of Past D-Day Commemorations
A look back at how the ceremonies marking major anniversaries of the Allied invasion of Europe have evolved.
Eleven Museums and Memorials Honoring the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
These events and exhibits shed light on the experiences of soldiers during the invasion of Normandy and the remainder of World War II
The Invention That Won World War II
Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults
One of the Few Surviving Heroes of D-Day Shares His Story
Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. Seventy-five years later, he could be the last man standing
The Hidden Power Behind D-Day
As a key advisor to F.D.R., Adm. William D. Leahy was instrumental in bringing the Allies together to agree upon the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe
Letters Anne Frank Wrote to Her Grandmother Will Be Published for the First Time
The notes are featured in a soon-to-be released volume of Frank’s collected works
In 1945, a Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans, Five of Them Children, in Oregon
The military kept the true story of their deaths, the only civilians to die at enemy hands on the U.S. mainland, under wraps
Nuremberg Decides to Conserve Nazi Rally Grounds
Some argued that the site should be left to decay into ruins, but officials have decided to maintain it as a testament to the city’s dark history
Granville Coggs Fought Racism in the Military as a Tuskegee Airman
Coggs, who died on May 7, at the age of 93, was among the first black aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
Separating Truth From Myth in the So-Called ‘Golden Age’ of the Detroit Auto Industry
The post-war era’s labor unrest and market instability has seemingly been forgotten in the public’s memory
The Wolf's Lair Attempts Transition From Tourist Trap to Educational Site
The Polish government has taken over ownership of the one-time nerve center of the Third Reich, ridding the site of paintball and pottery classes
How the Definition of Holocaust Survivor Has Changed Since the End of World War II
For decades, Jews who were forced east into the uneasy confines of the Soviet Union were excluded from the conversation about the trauma of genocide
For the First Time in 200 Years, Japan’s Emperor Has Abdicated the Throne
Emperor Akihito has voluntarily passed the title on to his son, Crown Prince Naruhito
100 Jewish Families to Celebrate Passover Seder at Site of Warsaw Ghetto
Traveling from Israel, Europe and the United States, the families will come together on the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
What Was the World's First Currency and More Questions From Our Readers
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Bonn Library Recovers More Than 600 Books Looted After World War II
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books
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