World War II
Nazi-Looted Painting Returned to 101-Year-Old Dutch Woman
Over 75 years ago, Germans stole 'Portrait of Steven Wolters' from Charlotte Bischoff van Heemskerck’s father
Drought in Italy Reveals Sunken World War II Barge
The Po, Italy's largest river, is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years
How Bauhaus Artist Herbert Bayer Helped Put Aspen on the Map
The Colorado town is home to a new center dedicated to the artistic polymath's legacy
The Gay Asian Activist Whose Theories on Sexuality Were Decades Ahead of Their Time
In the 1930s, Li Shiu Tong's boyfriend, Magnus Hirschfeld, was a prominent defender of gay people. But Li's own research has long been overlooked
The Holocaust-Era Comic That Brought Americans Into the Nazi Gas Chambers
In early 1945, a six-panel comic in a U.S. pamphlet offered a visceral depiction of the Third Reich's killing machine
The Colorful History of Haribo Goldbears, the World's First Gummy Bears
2022 marks the centenary of the German candy company's flagship product
At a Former Concentration Camp, Holocaust Survivors Draw Parallels Between Nazi and Russian Rhetoric
Speakers at a ceremony marking the liberation of Flossenbürg condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims of demilitarizing and de-Nazifying Ukraine
Ancient Roman Sculpture Likely Looted During WWII Turns Up at Texas Goodwill
Experts are debating who the bust portrays, but they agree on one thing—a thrift store is an unusual spot to find a millennia-old statue
The 1983 Military Drill That Nearly Sparked Nuclear War With the Soviets
Fearful that the Able Archer 83 exercise was a cover for a NATO nuclear strike, the U.S.S.R. readied its own weapons for launch
Digging Up the History of the Nuclear Fallout Shelter
For 75 years, images of bunker life have reflected the shifting optimism, anxieties and cynicism of the Atomic Age
Holocaust Survivors Ask Israel Museum to Return One-of-a-Kind Haggadah
Their lawsuit claims the Passover book was stolen, then purchased under dubious circumstances
The True History Behind Showtime's 'The First Lady'
The new series dramatizes the White House years of Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama
The Black WWII Soldiers Who Spirited Supplies to the Allied Front Line
The Red Ball Express' truck drivers and cargo loaders moved more than 400,000 tons of ammo, gas, medicine and rations between August and November 1944
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest National Park Service Ranger, Retires at 100
As an NPS employee, she promoted the stories of African American people and women of color who contributed to the home front effort during WWII
Japanese American Incarceration Camp in Colorado Receives Federal Protection
The Granada Relocation Center, also known as Amache, grew to become the state's tenth largest city at its peak during World War II
The Vietnamese Secret Agent Who Spied for Three Different Countries
Known by the alias Lai Tek, the enigmatic communist swore allegiance first to France, then Britain and finally Japan
All-Black, All-Woman WWII Unit Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion cleared a six-month backlog of mail while stationed in Europe in 1945
Vladimir Putin's Rewriting of History Draws on a Long Tradition of Soviet Myth-Making
Much like Joseph Stalin, the Russian president has used propaganda, the media and government-sanctioned books to present an ahistorical narrative
What Happened the Last Time the U.S. Tried to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
A 1974 switch to year-round DST proved unpopular, with Americans expressing "distaste" for the long, dark winter mornings
A Century Ago, American Reporters Foresaw the Rise of Authoritarianism in Europe
A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalism
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