World War II
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
The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power
When the German parliamentary building went up in flames, Hitler harnessed the incident to seize power
The Holocaust's Great Escape
A remarkable discovery in Lithuania brings a legendary tale of survival back to life
A Daring Rescue-by-Submarine, Deep in Enemy Waters
When a WWII Australian spy operation in occupied Borneo is uncovered, its operatives go into hiding. Rescuing them involves sneaking a sub into enemy water
“Are We Alone in the Universe?” Winston Churchill's Lost Extraterrestrial Essay Says No
The famed British statesman approached the question of alien life with a scientist's mind
Pentagon Investigates Missing Sailors from the U.S.S. Turner
After the ship exploded in New York Harbor in 1944, 136 sailors were classified as missing, but new research suggests some were buried on Long Island
Why Romanians Took to the Streets This Weekend
Up to half a million citizens protested a new decree that would have diminished anti-corruption penalties
WWII Songstress Croons Her Way to Age 100 With a New Album
Dame Vera Lynn "the Forces' Sweetheart" will make the history books with the release
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