Feb 12 London City Airport shuts down after discovery of unexploded WWII bomb By Associated Press All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled Monday after a 1,100-pound unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 2:27 73 years later, WWII veteran returns a fallen soldier's family keepsake By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour moment of the day, a 93-year-old World War II veteran traveled more than 5,000 miles from his Montana home this month to return a treasured keepsake to a grateful Japanese family. Continue watching
Mar 21 First-ever Rosie the Riveter Day honors women who broke WWII's workplace gender barrier By Dayana Morales Gomez Tuesday marked the first-ever official National Rosie the Riveter Day, celebrating the many women who entered the workforce during World War II to help build ships and airplanes. Continue reading
Feb 19 Executive order that incarcerated Japanese Americans is 75 By Janie Har, Associated Press Survivors of Japanese-American internment are speaking out to make sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Muslims, Latinos or other groups. Continue reading
Jan 10 Journalist who broke the story of start of World War II dies at 105 By Lorna Baldwin Her biggest scoop came at age 27, just days into her rookie reporting career. Hollingworth was reporting in southern Poland for Britain's Daily Telegraph when she decided to investigate what was happening across the border. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Japan's prime minister makes historic visit to USS Arizona Memorial By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President-elect Trump named a former aide to George W. Bush, Thomas Bossert, as his assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, as well as longtime Trump lawyer Jason Greenblatt as special representative for… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 10:30 Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman By PBS News Hour Former astronaut and senator John Glenn has died at age 95. In every chapter of his life, whether on Earth or above it, Glenn accumulated achievements -- serving as a Marine fighter pilot in two wars and later launching into… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Hear the breaking news report from Pearl Harbor, 75 years later By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, listen to how an NBC journalist in Honolulu reported on a surprise attack by Japanese bombers on Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago today. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 9:05 How a Massachusetts couple saved thousands from Nazi death camps By PBS News Hour It started with a school project: Interview someone with moral courage. For Artemis Joukowsky, it became an enduring project to explore the life of his grandparents, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who helped more than 2,000 people avoid deportation to Nazi… Continue watching
Sep 15 Senate bill would speed recovery of art lost to Nazi looting By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Heirs trying to recover artwork lost to Nazi looting during World War II could get some help under a bill approved by a Senate panel on Thursday. Continue reading