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Wreckage of World War II ship that served with the US and Japan found near California
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:57:00 GMT
In 1945, as Japan was occupied at the end of World War II, the ship was found afloat at Kure, Japan. Recommissioned once more as the USS Stewart, the old destroyer was towed back to San Francisco and ...
Historical marker honoring the heroism of a World War II sailor to be dedicated Friday
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:09:00 GMT
A new state historical marker honoring the heroism of an Omaha man serving during World War II in the Navy will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson area of Omaha. In 1942, Charles Jackson ...
Presidents of the United States: Franklin D Roosevelt, a World War II leader and the ‘New Deal’ president
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:30:00 GMT
Franklin D Roosevelt is the only American president to serve four terms. He rallied the nation during its darkest times — first during the Great Depression and then through World War II ...
7 Best Historical Dramas Of All Time
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:48:00 GMT
Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is renowned for its realistic depiction of the D-Day invasion during World War II. It follows a group of U.S. soldiers tasked with finding and bringing home ...
10 Historical Novels NOT Set During World War II
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:21:00 GMT
The drama and conflict of the World War II era have inspired so many great novels — from Atonement and The English Patient to The Book Thief and All The Light We Cannot See. But ...
World War II-era bomb explodes at busy international airport, cratering taxiway
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:39:00 GMT
An American World War II-era bomb buried beneath a busy Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, cratering a busy taxiway and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights, officials said. According ...
MAGA Senate Candidate Once Wrote ‘Bad Guys Won’ World War II
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:12:00 GMT
Royce White, the 2024 Republican nominee for Senate in Minnesota, wrote in a social media post two years ago that “the bad guys won in WWII.”White’s controversial opinion on World War II, first noted ...
Sumter named SC’s WWII Heritage City, recognizing military history
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:34:00 GMT
During World War II, Shaw Airfield in Sumter was among the finest pilot training centers not just in South Carolina but in the entire Southeast, an Army Air Corps colonel wrote to his superiors in ...
World War II POW sketches donated to ND State Historical Society for preservation
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT
The sketches of Linn Stuckenbruck, a Jamestown native and World War II prisoner of war, have now been donated to the North Dakota Historical Society.
500-pound bomb dropped during World War II explodes at Japanese airport: Watch video
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:45:00 GMT
An unexploded bomb dropped during World War II and subsequently buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday morning. This damaged a runway and canceled more than 80 flights, but no one was ...
ELDRED: Living history
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:37:00 GMT
The Eldred World War II Museum hosted a special Living History event this past weekend, featuring several reenactors representing multiple nations and branches of service on hand to answer any ...
Historical marker honoring the heroism of a World War II sailor to be dedicated Friday
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:57:00 GMT
LINCOLN — A new state historical marker honoring the heroism of an Omaha man serving during World War II in the Navy will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson area of Omaha. Charles Jackson ...