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Germany's Angela Merkel visits Auschwitz for first time amid rising anti-Semitism

December 6, 2019

Germany's Angela Merkel visits Auschwitz for first time amid rising anti-Semitism

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on Friday, marking her first-ever visit to the notorious site in her 14 years as Germany’s leader.

Pearl Harbor shooting won't disrupt plans for annual commemoration of 1941 attack, memorial spokesman says

December 6, 2019

Pearl Harbor shooting won't disrupt plans for annual commemoration of 1941 attack, memorial spokesman says

The 78th-anniversary commemoration of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor will go on as planned Saturday, a spokesperson for the base said Thursday, one day after a sailor shot and killed two civilians and critically wounded a third before fatally shooting himself at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on Wednesday.

Secret identity of fourth Soviet spy who stole US atomic bomb secrets finally revealed

December 4, 2019

Secret identity of fourth Soviet spy who stole US atomic bomb secrets finally revealed

The name of a missing Soviet spy which was hidden from the public for the past 70 years has just been revealed.

WWII bomb forces 10,000 to evacuate Italian city

December 1, 2019

WWII bomb forces 10,000 to evacuate Italian city

Over 10,000 thousand people were evacuated from the northwestern Italian city of Turin on Sunday as bomb experts worked together to defuse a 70-year-old World War Two bomb.

World War II vet, 99: 'I want young people today to know the history of what happened'

November 27, 2019

World War II vet, 99: 'I want young people today to know the history of what happened'

In an exclusive interview with "Fox & Friends First's" Jillian Mele, D-Day survivor and WWII veteran Ray Lambert said Wednesday that he hoped people would remember the battle on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Dominic Green: Prince Andrew allegations could be 'biggest royal scandal since Edward VIII palled around with Nazis'

November 21, 2019

Dominic Green: Prince Andrew allegations could be 'biggest royal scandal since Edward VIII palled around with Nazis'

The friendship between Prince Andrew and the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein could set off a royal scandal of a magnitude not seen since World War II, according to British columnist and editor Dominic Green.

Rare World War II 'escape kits' sold at auction

November 18, 2019

Rare World War II 'escape kits' sold at auction

A rare collection of "escape kits" from World War II POWs that included hidden maps, a pencil with a dagger inside and a shaving razor blade have been sold at auction.

World War II ammunition fished out of pond in Germany by children with magnet

November 18, 2019

World War II ammunition fished out of pond in Germany by children with magnet

This was an unlikely catch of the day.

Son of WWII veteran appears on 'Fox & Friends'; reacts to father being honored by Trump

November 12, 2019

Son of WWII veteran appears on 'Fox & Friends'; reacts to father being honored by Trump

Following Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds being honored by President Trump on Veterans Day, his son, Chris Edmonds, appeared on “Fox & Friends” to discuss his father’s heroic efforts to save lives during the Holocaust.

Daughter of scuttled German WW2 battleship commander calls for him to be honored

November 12, 2019

Daughter of scuttled German WW2 battleship commander calls for him to be honored

This Christmas Inge Nedden will honor a father she never knew in a land thousands of miles from her native Germany. She wants him to be honored by his home country.