World War II
What It Was Like to Be on the Ground at Iwo Jima
Weapon Hunter host Paul Shull is tracing the history of the iconic American gun known as the Stinger
Why Americans Flocked to Catch a Glimpse of Hitler's Car
At carnivals and state fairs across the country, curious onlookers were drawn to the Fuhrer's chariot
This Virginia Winery Once Housed One of WWII's Most Important Spy Stations
Speakeasies are so 2012—this place has actual secrets
The Man Who Dug JFK’s Grave, Twice
Clifton Pollard dug graves in the Arlington National Cemetery for more than thirty years
This Orphanage Did More Than Find Homes for Children of the Holocaust. It Helped Them Reclaim Their Humanity
Run by the United Nations, Kloster Indersdorf took a revolutionary approach in caring for its charges
Two New Exhibitions Celebrate a Long-Lost Painting
The "Tower of the Blue Horses" is gone, but not forgotten
During (and After) WWII, Some States Had Year-Round Daylight Saving Time
A 1963 'Time Magazine' article called it "a chaos of time"
Allied Troops Used These Massive Pipe Bombs at Omaha Beach
World War II veteran John Raaen Jr. was there the day Allied troops stormed Omaha Beach at Normandy
14-Year-Old Boy Discovers Remains of German Fighter Plane and Its Pilot
Daniel Rom Kristiansen was learning about WWII in school when he decided to look for a lost warplane
A Pearl Harbor Veteran Tells His Harrowing Story of Survival
Mickey Ganitch, a U.S. sailor stationed at Pearl Harbor, was gearing up for a football game on December 7, 1941, when hundreds of fighter pilots appeared
The Fake British Radio Show That Helped Defeat the Nazis
By spreading fake news and sensational rumors, intelligence officials leveraged “psychological judo” against the Nazis in World War II
View Daily Life in a Japanese-American Internment Camp Through the Lens of Ansel Adams
In 1943, one of America’s best-known photographers documented one of the best-known internment camps
What's Changed in the 30 Years Since the Smithsonian Opened an Exhibition on Japanese Internment
A new display at the American History Museum marks the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066
This African American Artist’s Cartoons Helped Win World War II
Charles Alston knew how to turn art into motivation
You Can Still Buy Pig-Hair Toothbrushes
There's an argument for it, given all the environmental destruction causes by plastic ones
Tootsie Rolls Were WWII Energy Bars
The candies were included in rations because they stayed fresh for a long time
Stolen ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ Gate Returns to Dachau
The identity of the thieves remains a mystery
The Secret Student Group That Stood Up to the Nazis
The White Rose was short-lived, but its words were hard to ignore
The U.S. Forcibly Detained Native Alaskans During World War II
In the name of safety, Aleuts were held against their will under intolerable conditions in internment camps
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