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World War II Museum in New Orleans spotlights Black service members with special exhibit
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:45:00 GMT
Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral histories.
King George VI’s Service in the Great War Majorly Influenced His Actions During World War II
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:37:00 GMT
Toward the end of World War I, King George VI served with the Royal Naval Air Service. He was appointed Officer in Charge of Boys, then Officer Commanding No 4 Squadron of the Boys’ Wing, at the ...
‘The Last Rifleman’ Review: Pierce Brosnan Proves Poignant in a Nostalgia-Heavy World War II Story
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:10:00 GMT
An amalgam of a road trip dramedy, an emotional memory piece and a nostalgic look at the glory of World War II, “The Last Rifleman” wants to be many things. Alas, Kevin Fitzpatrick’s script fails to ...
Experts Just Found A World War II Submarine That Was Missing for 80 Years
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:25:00 GMT
The British HMS Trooper submarine was lost in 1943 with 64 men on board. A Greek-based underwater recovery team located the submarine 81 years later, finding it torn into three sections by a German ...
Walter Hurd took part in World War II history
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT
Editor’s Note: The late Walter “Wally” Hurd, a World War II veteran, attended numerous ... hundreds of planes and gliders to begin history’s largest airborne assault at the time.
20 Best World War II Movies on Netflix (October 2024)
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT
The period of World War II is a heavily explored historical time in film ... Told from the point of view of a young boy with a limb disability, Paul, the film quickly makes apparent the horrific way ...
A brief but exciting history of "Stop the Steal": Past as prologue?
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:33:00 GMT
Remember when Hugo Chávez's ghost and Italian military satellites stole the 2020 election? Oh, wait, they didn't ...
WWII's Milliron is historical society topic
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:00:00 GMT
George Milliron is one of DuBois’ hometown heroes from World War II. Dick Castonguay, DuBois Area Historical Society’s genealogist, will bring Milliron’s story to the community again during ...
World News
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:25:00 GMT
Another Trump term could spur Europe’s efforts to stand on its own, but it is far from clear its leaders will seize the moment this time. By Steven Erlanger Beijing is expecting more ...
Danville’s well-known Civil War ties overshadow much of its other history. But one man’s World War II legacy has been unexpectedly preserved.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:59:00 GMT
“That’s our history, and we can appreciate it, but there is more.” Much less prominent is Danville’s World War II history — there aren’t any historic mansions or prisons or statues in the city related ...
Journalist Mobeen Azhar to front WWII doc Secret History: Soldiers That Saved Britain
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:12:00 GMT
The film explores the 2.5 million men of the British Indian Army during the Second World War The post Journalist Mobeen Azhar to front WWII doc Secret History: Soldiers That Saved Britain appeared ...
What a Trump Presidency Means for the World
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:59:00 GMT
Trump, the world seems just as polarized as the United States. News of his comfortable victory in the U.S. presidential election was met with a spectrum of emotions from global leaders. America’s ...