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The road to V-E Day, from the assault on Berlin to bonfires and dancing in the capitals of Europe

Victory in Europe Day is remembered in the public imagination as a singular event marking the end of World War II in Europe — a moment of sheer emotional release filled with dancing, bonfires and service personnel hanging off lampposts to survey the crowds

The Independent UK

US and Philippine forces cancel ship-sinking drill after World War II-era target prematurely sinks

A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank hours before the mock assault, prompting the drill to be cancelled

The Independent UK

Black female WWII unit, 'Six Triple Eight,' to receive congressional honor

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” will be presented with the Congressional Gold Medal

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How a post-World War II ‘Red Scare’ resonates in modern America - Roll Call

Clay Risen joins “Equal Time” to talk about the past, the present and “Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America.”

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Narrow Road to red carpet for stars of wartime epic

Australian stars have walked the red carpet for the premiere of an epic wartime miniseries set in a Japanese PoW camp during World War II.

AAP

The MAGA cargo cult: Freedom is slavery

Trump's followers have embraced so many absurd, illogical contradictions they have no way back to reality. Do we?

Salon

Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return

For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could – and did – burn. In 1666, a fire in a bakery went on to destroy two-thirds of the city of London, leaving 85% of residents homeless. In 1871, fire burned out huge areas…

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‘Asylum as We Know It’: An Immigration Historian on Trump, Refuge, and Exclusion

After World War II, "People understood that if they had allowed more immigrants into the United States, many of them wouldn't have been killed in Europe."

Texas Observer

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy tries to shift blame for recent air disasters onto Pete Buttigieg

‘Mayor Pete failed for four years to address the air traffic controller shortage and upgrade our outdated, World War II-era air traffic control system,’ Duffy says

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: The rail tracks of Auschwitz still cross the area as aging reminders of horror

During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys in which they were packed into cramped cattle cars.

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy visits Poland as sides reach deal on exhuming Polish victims of WWII-era massacres

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Poland after the two countries reached an agreement on a longstanding source of tensions between them: the exhumation of Polish victims of World War II-era massacres by Ukrainian nationalists

The Independent UK

You Can Buy a Real, Armored Presidential Limo

Did you know Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to have an armored limousine? At the height of World War II, the Secret Service decided that the president needed a safer means of transportation. And that tradition still stands today.

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Russia is speeding into a demographic crisis with a 25-year-low birth rate as the Ukraine war rages on

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

Fortune

Gun Used By United Healthcare Assassin May Have Been Rare WWII Spy Weapon: Report

The gun used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have been a modern version of a rare World War II-era spy weapon, investigators revealed.

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Experts say Kamala Harris housing plan is most-aggressive since World War II

“Our lack of affordable housing will continue to depress savings, opportunity, and growth in ways that will do long-term harm to the nation’s economy.”

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British Wartime Rationing Reveals a Shocking Truth About Sugar

British sugar rationing during World War II created a population of babies who grew up with reduced sugar consumption, revealing lower risk for chronic conditions.

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History Teacher Gets Put In Her Place After Accusing Student Of Lying When He Corrects Her

These are facts that any history teacher worth their salt should know. If they find that they have some gaps in their knowledge about World War II, they should be willing to educate themselves. The post History Teacher Gets Put In Her Place After Accusing Student Of Lying When He…

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With or without the far right in power, Austria's links with Russia cause concern among allies

Ever since Austria held elections last month, the prospect of the country's first far-right led government since the end of World War II has raised concern among its allies

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Anne Frank's Secret Annex Replica To Make US Debut In New York On Holocaust Remembrance Day

A full-scale replica of the secret annex where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II is set to make its debut in the U.S. for the first time

The Independent UK

Two German pilots killed in WWII-era airplane crash in Finland

The crash happened minutes after take-off

Radio France Internationale

French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II

The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict – dozens of tonnes of unexploded ordnance from the two world wars.

The Independent UK

Emotional Who Do You Think You Are viewers call Olly Murs episode the ‘saddest ever’

Murs’ great-grandmother was never reunited with her son after World War II

France 24

The other D-Day: France's forgotten colonial troops and the Provence landings

It's one of the untold stories of World War II: how France whitewashed its colonial troops during the liberation from Nazi rule. On August 15, 1944, experienced fighters who came from all corners of the French empire landed in southern France and won key battles to liberate the nation. But…

Fortune

Russia is speeding into a demographic crisis with a 25-year-low birth rate as the Ukraine war rages on

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

International Business Times

'Tsunami Of Anti-Semitism' Stirs Fears Of Dark Days For Jews

Surging anti-Semitism since Hamas's October 7 attack sparked the war in Gaza recalls the run-up to World War II, with fear spreading through Jewish communities worldwide, top European and US envoys warned this week.

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