Jul 27 Using telegrams and love letters to teach World War II By Mike Fritz, April Brown They found love letters, pictures, death-notice telegrams, and even insurance settlement claims that have survived for decades. Cpl. Henry Bernard Van Hyfte with his father in Minnesota before World War II. The discoveries are a result of a… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 7:12 Nazi hunter targets 90-year-old former labor camp guard in Denmark By PBS News Hour A leading Nazi hunter has urged authorities in Denmark to investigate 90-year-old Helmuth Rasboel, who was a guard at a forced labor camp where hundreds of Jews were murdered during World War II. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant talks with the… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:44 Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic mustard gas By PBS News Hour During World War II, the U.S. government conducted experiments with mustard gas and other chemicals on thousands of American troops. A new NPR investigation has found that some military experiments singled out African-American, Japanese-American and Puerto Rican servicemen by race. Continue watching
May 27 Watch 1:13 Female WWII pilot takes flight again By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, 92-year-old Joy Lofthouse was a member of an all-female division of British pilots during World War II. Seventy years later, she returns to the cockpit. Continue watching
May 24 Navy veteran skydives with soldiers in support of the military’s burn victims By Carey Reed Ryan "Birdman" Parrott, a 32-year-old Navy veteran, has skydived with soldiers from every U.S. war since World War II to raise awareness for his foundation Sons of the Flag, which benefits the military's burn victims. On Monday, he'll be leading… Continue reading
May 08 D.C. opens restricted airspace over national monuments for WWII flyover By Joshua Barajas, Ariel Min More than 50 World War II aircraft flew over the nation’s capital Friday to commemorate Nazi Germany’s defeat to the Allies 70 years ago. Continue reading
Apr 18 Family of Nazi minister sues Random House over diary excerpts By Daniel Costa-Roberts The estate of the Nazi war criminal Joseph Goebbels is suing the publisher Random House over a book that used extensive excerpts from Goebbels' copyrighted diaries. Continue reading
Jan 30 Britain pays tribute to Winston Churchill 50 years after his state funeral By Lorna Baldwin When Winston Churchill died 50 years ago at the age of 90, a million people lined the streets of London to watch the funeral cortege pass by. The man who led Britain to victory against Nazi Germany was honored with… Continue reading
Jan 05 Japanese prime minister says he will express remorse for World War II By Shehryar Nabi Japanese Prime Minister Shinzio Abe told a news conference on Monday that he would express remorse for Japan’s actions during World War II. He said that the government would make a new statement on August 15 that, in addition… Continue reading
Nov 16 Saved in WWII, ‘greatest picture in the world’ to be restored By Carey Reed A painting by Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca, "The Resurrection", which escaped destruction during World War Two, is getting its own revival. Continue reading