Articles tagged as World War II

Americans Believe Holocaust Education Is Important, But Survey Finds Gaps in Their Knowledge

Norwegian Trees Still Bear Evidence of a World War II German Battleship

Women Who Shaped History

Journalist Virginia Irwin Broke Barriers When She Reported From Berlin at the End of WWII

Cool Finds

Wreck of U.S.S. Juneau Discovered in the Solomon Islands

These Minesweeping Boats Paved the Way for D-Day

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Why Don't We See Fireflies in the Western U.S.?

This Inventor Made the Famed D-Day Swimming Tanks

Kalman Aron Used His Art to Survive the Holocaust

These Photos Captured What Happened When the United States Started to Ration Shoes During WWII

Cool Finds

Wreck of Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Lexington Found 76 Years After It Was Scuttled in Battle