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March 6, 2024

French president seeks personal accounts of liberation from Nazis, 80 years after D-Day landings

French President Emmanuel Macron is asking the public to gather personal accounts related to the end of World War II, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

March 5, 2024

World War II plane found in Papua New Guinea 80 years after shot down by Japanese, leaving two missing

A defense plane from World War II was found in the jungle of Papua New Guinea by local civilians over 80 years after it was shot down by the Japanese.

March 5, 2024

Germany arrests Italian soccer fan over Hitler salute at beer hall

An 18-year-old Lazio soccer fan was arrested and fined in Munich, Germany, after giving a Hitler salute at the beer hall where the Nazi party was founded.

February 29, 2024

WWII vet turns 103, credits daughters for his longevity: 'Makes me stronger'

Lt. Ralph Perkner, who served in World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 103rd birthday in a Pennsylvania restaurant filled with family and friends.

February 27, 2024

New Orleans hat salesman, 99, honored by French president for WWII service

Samuel Meyer, the 99-year-old proprietor of his family's iconic New Orleans hat shop, has been awarded the rank of Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor.

February 27, 2024

D-Day veterans honor comrades as 13 names are added to UK memorial wall

Two D-Day veterans, Stan Ford and John Roberts, were among 13 people honored with a place on the Normandy Memorial Wall on Tuesday in southern England.

February 23, 2024

Watch melted in Hiroshima blast sells for over $30K at auction

A brass-tone watch melted during the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, was sold Thursday for $31,113, Boston-based RR Auction reported.

February 23, 2024

WWII bomb found in UK city of Plymouth to be disposed of at sea

In Plymouth, England, a World War II bomb found in a residential yard will be transported by a military convoy on Friday for disposal at sea, officials say.

February 23, 2024

On this day in history, February 23, 1945, US Marines raise American flag on Iwo Jima, seen in stunning photo

Six United States Marines raised the American flag over Iwo Jima in World War II on this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945. Heroic photo of the moment still grips Americans.

February 22, 2024

Make Herbert Hoover great again: What others can learn from one man's post-presidency

Jared Cohen, bestselling author, reveals the full life of President Herbert Hoover, who accomplished a great deal during his post-White House years — far beyond the Great Depression and "Hoovervilles."