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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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."

Japanese American WWII internment camp detainees memorialized with new monument

February 19, 2024

Japanese American WWII internment camp detainees memorialized with new monument

A three-part monument called “Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration" is now on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

Crews safely detonate three WWII-era bombs in Florida bay

February 15, 2024

Crews safely detonate three WWII-era bombs in Florida bay

Three World War II-era bombs were safely detonated Wednesday in Choctawhatchee Bay in the Florida panhandle, county officials announced.

On this day in history, February 10, 1940, Glenn Miller's infectious 'In the Mood' tops US pop charts

February 10, 2024

On this day in history, February 10, 1940, Glenn Miller's infectious 'In the Mood' tops US pop charts

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra reached the top of the American pop charts with "In the Mood" on this day in history, Feb. 10, 1942. Miller was killed during World War II.

Meet the American who taught the Tuskegee Airmen to fly, pioneer pilot Charles 'Chief' Anderson

February 9, 2024

Meet the American who taught the Tuskegee Airmen to fly, pioneer pilot Charles 'Chief' Anderson

Meet Charles A. "Chief" Anderson, lead instructor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in World War II. This American gave the famous Tuskegee Airmen their first taste of flight.

On this day in history, February 9, 1942 feds enact Daylight Saving Time in darkest hours of World War II

February 9, 2024

On this day in history, February 9, 1942 feds enact Daylight Saving Time in darkest hours of World War II

The U.S. federal government enacted nationwide daylight saving time on this day in history, Feb. 9, 1942. It was seen as a way to promote the national defense amid World War II.