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September 27, 2022

WWII soldier to be reburied in Washington from Tennessee

World War II soldier Tech. Sgt. Ross H. Thompson, who died as a prisoner of war at age 50, will be reburied from Maryville, Tennessee, to Kent, Washington.

September 21, 2022

San Diego apologizes for supporting WWII detention camps

The San Diego City Council has rescinded a resolution that was passed during WWII to support the incarceration of Japanese Americans in prison camps.

September 19, 2022

Massachusetts sailor who died in Pearl Harbor attacks buried at Arlington National Cemetery

The remains of a MA Sailor who died in the Pearl Harbor attacks, aboard the USS Oklahoma when it was hit with multiple torpedoes, are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

September 16, 2022

What Queen Elizabeth learned from the challenges of World War II

Queen Elizabeth grew from a young princess facing challenges of World War II. She learned lessons that would last her whole life about serving her people.

September 16, 2022

Meet the American who designed the modern sneaker and co-founded Nike: Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman

Legendary track coach and part-time shoe designer Bill Bowerman built a University of Oregon dynasty, served in World War II, popularized jogging in the 1970s and co-founded Nike.

September 15, 2022

Filmmaker Ken Burns says DeSantis’ relocation of illegal immigrants 'out of the authoritarian playbook'

On CNN's "New Day," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns claimed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' relocation of illegal immigrants echoes themes of Nazi Germany.

September 13, 2022

LA Times op-ed claims America 'fueled the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust'

An opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times argued that Americans originally helped to promote the rise of Nazism and even the Holocaust in the 1930s and 1940s.

September 11, 2022

WWII letters show up at Kentucky Goodwill store

Letters from a World War 2 Navy seaman to a woman in Pennsylvania turned up in a box donated to a Kentucky Goodwill store over the recent Labor Day weekend.

September 7, 2022

Sisters who survived Holocaust die days apart in Alabama

Two sisters who survived the Holocaust as girls and moved to the United States afterward died just days apart in their adopted home of Alabama.

September 2, 2022

On this day in history, Sept. 2, 1945, World War II ends as Japan formally surrenders to US, Allies

Japan formally surrendered to the U.S. and Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, ending a global conflict that killed up to 60 million people.