April 23, 2019 Wreck of Australian WWII ship discovered 77 years after it was torpedoed by a Japanese sub The wreck of an Australian freighter has been discovered 77 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II.
April 22, 2019 Einstein letter defending his Jewish heritage up for auction Shortly before the start of World War II, Albert Einstein, perhaps the world's most famous theoretical physicist, wrote a letter to a colleague detailing his thoughts on the "power of the resistance" of the Jewish people. And now that letter is set to go up for auction and it could fetch a staggering sum.
April 19, 2019 Jewish families celebrate Passover in Warsaw Ghetto for first time since Holocaust On the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Jews will celebrate Passover in the Warsaw ghetto.
April 19, 2019 Middlebury College professor asked students to calculate dose of lethal gas used in Nazi gas chambers A Middlebury College chemistry professor’s exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of the poisonous gas used by Nazis during the Holocaust, reports say.
April 18, 2019 Veterans to return to Normandy for first time for 75th anniversary of D-Day As the 75th anniversary of D-Day approaches, organizations like Forever Young, help ensure that the Greatest Generation is never forgotten. The group is sending more than a dozen veterans World War II to France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June to revisit the place where they gave up so much.
April 17, 2019 Last surviving Doolittle Raider from attack on Japan remembered Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider, is to be remembered at a memorial in Texas.
April 17, 2019 Great Synagogue of Warsaw to 'reappear', 76 years after being destroyed by Nazis during Ghetto Uprising The Great Synagogue of Warsaw, destroyed by the Nazis in 1943, will re-appear as an image in blue light, brightening the sky above the city Thursday night.
April 14, 2019 Florida firefighters paint home of blind World War II veteran, 89 A blind World War II veteran's home was painted over the weekend by firefighters in Florida who decided to give back to the community in a special way.
April 12, 2019 Trump to attend Normandy ceremonies marking 75th anniversary of D-Day President Trump confirmed Thursday that he would travel to France in June to attend ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of northern Europe during World War II, commonly known as D-Day.
April 9, 2019 Last WWII ‘Doolittle Raider’ dies at 103 Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole, the last surviving member of World War II’s Doolittle Raiders, died Tuesday in Texas at the age of 103.
