January 16, 2024 World War II veteran buried in Georgia after remains were recently identified: 'He's home now' Atlanta native Hood E. Cole, 19, was finally laid to rest on Monday, 80 years after he was killed near Baerenthal, France by German soldiers. His remains were identified in 2023.
January 16, 2024 Oklahoma veteran, 101, cries tears of joy as he meets great-great-granddaughter in viral TikTok A World War II veteran went viral after his great-granddaughter surprised him with the birth of his great-great-granddaughter. The special family meeting was shared on TikTok.
January 15, 2024 Philadelphia video captures Holocaust Memorial Plaza being defaced with swastika Authorities in Philadelphia are searching for a man they say spray painted a swastika on a Holocaust memorial off the Benjamin Franklin Parkway over the weekend.
January 6, 2024 On this day in history, January 6, 1941, FDR delivers Four Freedoms speech, steeling Americans for WWII President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address of Jan. 6, 1941, as he prepared Americans for the inevitable entry into World War II.
January 2, 2024 WWII-era unexploded bomb washed ashore on Santa Cruz beach by powerful storms The Santa Cruz County Sherriff's office said authorities recovered an unexploded bomb from the beach in Parajo Dunes on New Year's Eve.
December 31, 2023 On this day in history, December 31, 1880, statesman George C. Marshall is born Nobel Peace Prize winner and Chief of Staff George Marshall was born on this day in history, Dec. 31, 1880. He's best known for his development of the Marshall Plan following World War II.
December 27, 2023 Russell Hamler, thought to be the last of WWII Merrill's Marauders jungle-fighting unit, dies at 99 The Merrill's Marauders unit embarked upon a treacherous march through deep and dense jungle in occupied Burma, in a bid to cut of Japanese supply lines and seize a key air base.
December 26, 2023 On this day in history, December 26, 1972, President Harry S. Truman dies after suffering from pneumonia Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, died at age 88 in Kansas City after coming down with pneumonia on this day in history, Dec. 26, 1972. His legacy has grown in recent decades.
December 22, 2023 On this day in history, December 22, 1808, Beethoven's triumphant Fifth Symphony debuts in Vienna Ludwig Van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5 for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. It has become perhaps the world's most famous musical composition.
December 21, 2023 New Mexico WWII soldier's remains identified nearly 80 years later A team of U.S. government historians and researchers have identified Army Private Homer Mitchell from New Mexico as a soldier who died during World War II.
