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On this day in history, April 29, 2004, World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C.: 'Stirs memories'

April 29, 2024

On this day in history, April 29, 2004, World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C.: 'Stirs memories'

The World War II Memorial opened to the public on this day in history, April 29, 2004, after more than two years of work on its construction. It honors the lives lost in WWII.

Officials knew Manhattan Project chemicals disposed improperly at Missouri sites, documents reveal

April 25, 2024

Officials knew Manhattan Project chemicals disposed improperly at Missouri sites, documents reveal

Records have revealed that government officials knowingly disposed toxic chemicals improperly while trying to convince the people of St. Louis that the site was cleaned.

D-Day veteran, 100, dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time

April 24, 2024

D-Day veteran, 100, dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time

Bill Gladden, a British army veteran who played a significant role in the D-Day landings during World War II, has died at the age of 100, his family confirmed.

Memorial opens on site of former Nazi concentration camp following government removal of farm

April 23, 2024

Memorial opens on site of former Nazi concentration camp following government removal of farm

A new memorial has opened in the Czech Republic on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp for Roma, capping a process that took decades, officials said.

Papua New Guinea leader blasts Biden for claiming his uncle was eaten by cannibals

April 22, 2024

Papua New Guinea leader blasts Biden for claiming his uncle was eaten by cannibals

President Biden is facing heavy criticism from the leader of Papua New Guinea after his comments suggesting his uncle was eaten by cannibals in the nation.

WWII soldier who died in Japanese POW camp identified 81 years later

April 19, 2024

WWII soldier who died in Japanese POW camp identified 81 years later

Military scientists have identified the remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, who in 1942 died of pneumonia while held captive at Cabanatuan.

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 81 years later

April 19, 2024

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 81 years later

Eighty-one years ago, brave Jewish resistance fighters in Warsaw, Poland, put up fierce resistance to their imminent deportation to certain death in the Nazi concentration camp system.

Biden takes heat over strange cannibal story: 'Like something out of a bad script'

April 18, 2024

Biden takes heat over strange cannibal story: 'Like something out of a bad script'

President Biden told a shocking story about his uncle crashing in an area populated by cannibals, but commentators, the AP, and the military contradict his claims.

Columbia's former president Dwight Eisenhower warned the world would forget WWII horrors against Jews

April 18, 2024

Columbia's former president Dwight Eisenhower warned the world would forget WWII horrors against Jews

Dwight D. Eisenhower spent five years as president of Columbia University, 1948-1953. Yet many appear to have forgotten his WWII-era warnings about rampant antisemitism.

Biden claims uncle vanished after crashing in area of New Guinea with cannibals; military has different story

April 17, 2024

Biden claims uncle vanished after crashing in area of New Guinea with cannibals; military has different story

President Biden visited Pittsburgh on April 17, 2024, where he claimed his uncle vanished during WWII after his plane crashed in New Guinea, where cannibals lived.