Jun 06 Watch World leaders and veterans honor the invasion that turned the tide of WWII By PBS News Hour It was a military assault unlike anything the world had ever seen: In 1944, well over 150,000 allied troops landed in France to fight the Nazis. On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, President Obama and other world leaders gathered at… Continue watching
May 08 Putin plans to attend D-Day ceremony alongside Western leaders By Julie Pace, Associated Press The June 6 commemoration would mark the first time Putin and Western leaders have come face-to-face since the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine. The U.S. and Europe have condemned Russia's provocations, ordering sanctions on Putin's inner circle and cutting… Continue reading
Jun 04 Reporter’s Notebook: D-Day Remembrance Stirs More Than Memories By Admin, PBS News Hour Planning for Sunday's World War II D-Day commemoration in France was temporarily marred by the failure of the Queen of England to get an invitation. Michael D. Mosettig, the NewsHour's senior producer for foreign affairs, looks at the flap. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Burns Film Examines World War Two Through American Towns Director Ken Burns talks about his new documentary, "The War," which takes an in-depth look at the effects of World War Two on four town across the United States. Continue watching