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

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.

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

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.

WWII letters show up at Kentucky Goodwill store

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.

Sisters who survived Holocaust die days apart in Alabama

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.

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

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.

WWII remains positively identified as Ohio Army soldier

September 1, 2022

WWII remains positively identified as Ohio Army soldier

The remains of a WWII soldier have been positively identified as 21-year-old Army Pfc. Worley D. Jacks, who went missing in Germany in 1945.

Poland to seek $1.3 trillion in WWII reparations from Germany: report

September 1, 2022

Poland to seek $1.3 trillion in WWII reparations from Germany: report

Poland will demand $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the cost inflicted on the country during World War II, the country's government announced Thursday.

Battleship Texas, which served in both world wars, towed from Houston to Galveston for repairs

August 31, 2022

Battleship Texas, which served in both world wars, towed from Houston to Galveston for repairs

Battleship Texas, a 110-year-old vessel that served in both world wars, was towed from Houston to Galveston for $35 million worth of repairs on Wednesday.

Largest D-Day reenactment in the US draws thousands to Ohio town

August 23, 2022

Largest D-Day reenactment in the US draws thousands to Ohio town

Each year, one small Ohio city of Conneaut hosts the nation’s largest D-Day reenactment to remember and honor the sacrifices of World War II veterans.

New law requires NY museums to acknowledge art stolen under Nazis

August 21, 2022

New law requires NY museums to acknowledge art stolen under Nazis

New York museums are now required to post a notice with the display of any art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe.