World War II
Biden Declares His First National Monument at Colorado's Camp Hale
Once home to the Ute Tribes, the site later became a military training base for the skiing soldiers who fought in World War II
Why Was America So Reluctant to Take Action on the Holocaust?
A new Ken Burns documentary examines the U.S.' complex, often shameful response to the rise of Nazism and the plight of Jewish refugees
Elizabeth II Was an Enduring Emblem of the Waning British Empire
The British queen died on Thursday at age 96
Oregon's Swastika Mountain Gets a New Name
The mountain was originally named before the swastika became a symbol of hate
The History of California's Inmate Firefighter Program
The initiative, which finds prisoners working as first responders and rescuers, dates back to the 1940s
The Contradictory Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev
The Soviet leader, who died on August 30 at age 91, attempted to enact "revolution from above"
Europe's Drought Is Revealing Historic Artifacts
World War II-era warships, the 'Spanish Stonehenge' and other remnants of the past are emerging from the continent's waterways
A Deadly World War II Explosion Sparked Black Soldiers to Fight for Equal Treatment
After the deadliest home-front disaster of the war, African Americans throughout the military took action to transform the nation's armed forces
The Stealth Swimmers Whose WWII Scouting Laid the Groundwork for the Navy SEALs
The Underwater Demolition Teams cleared coastal defenses and surveyed enemy beaches ahead of Allied landings
The 80-Year Mystery of the U.S. Navy's 'Ghost Blimp'
The L-8 returned from patrolling the California coast for Japanese subs in August 1942, but its two-man crew was nowhere to be found
King's College, Cambridge Will Install Abstract Memorial to Alan Turing
Despite pushback, plans for a sculpture honoring the visionary mathematician have been approved
How Bird Collecting Evolved Into Bird-Watching
In the early 1900s, newfound empathy for avian creatures helped wildlife observation displace dispassionate killing
Hitler’s Watch Sells for $1.1 Million at Controversial Auction
Jewish leaders opposed the sale, calling it “an abhorrence” in an open letter
The Schoolteacher Who Saved Her Students From the Nazis
A new book explores the life of Anna Essinger, who led an entire school's daring escape from Germany in 1933
How Disney Propaganda Shaped Life on the Home Front During WWII
A traveling exhibition traces how the animation studio mobilized to support the Allied war effort
Mary Sears' Pioneering Ocean Research Saved Countless Lives in WWII
Allied victory in the Pacific depended on strategy, bravery and military might. It also depended on a brilliant marine scientist from Massachusetts
Bradford Freeman, Last Surviving Member of WWII 'Band of Brothers,' Dies at 97
The Easy Company veteran parachuted into France on D-Day and fought in major European campaigns during the last year of the war
How the Ghost Army of WWII Used Art to Deceive the Nazis
Unsung for decades, the U.S. Army's 23rd Headquarters Special Troops drew on visual, sonic and radio deception to misdirect the Germans
The 20th-Century History of Anti-Semitic Attacks on Jewish Politicians
Russian rhetoric against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoes the language directed toward Jewish leaders in post-WWI Europe
World’s Deepest Shipwreck Discovered Four Miles Underwater in the Philippines
The U.S. destroyer was sunk during World War II
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