March 5, 2024 Germany arrests Italian soccer fan over Hitler salute at beer hall An 18-year-old Lazio soccer fan was arrested and fined in Munich, Germany, after giving a Hitler salute at the beer hall where the Nazi party was founded.
February 29, 2024 WWII vet turns 103, credits daughters for his longevity: 'Makes me stronger' Lt. Ralph Perkner, who served in World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 103rd birthday in a Pennsylvania restaurant filled with family and friends.
February 27, 2024 New Orleans hat salesman, 99, honored by French president for WWII service Samuel Meyer, the 99-year-old proprietor of his family's iconic New Orleans hat shop, has been awarded the rank of Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
February 27, 2024 D-Day veterans honor comrades as 13 names are added to UK memorial wall Two D-Day veterans, Stan Ford and John Roberts, were among 13 people honored with a place on the Normandy Memorial Wall on Tuesday in southern England.
February 23, 2024 Watch melted in Hiroshima blast sells for over $30K at auction A brass-tone watch melted during the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, was sold Thursday for $31,113, Boston-based RR Auction reported.
February 23, 2024 WWII bomb found in UK city of Plymouth to be disposed of at sea In Plymouth, England, a World War II bomb found in a residential yard will be transported by a military convoy on Friday for disposal at sea, officials say.
February 23, 2024 On this day in history, February 23, 1945, US Marines raise American flag on Iwo Jima, seen in stunning photo Six United States Marines raised the American flag over Iwo Jima in World War II on this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945. Heroic photo of the moment still grips Americans.
February 22, 2024 Make Herbert Hoover great again: What others can learn from one man's post-presidency Jared Cohen, bestselling author, reveals the full life of President Herbert Hoover, who accomplished a great deal during his post-White House years — far beyond the Great Depression and "Hoovervilles."
February 19, 2024 Japanese American WWII internment camp detainees memorialized with new monument A three-part monument called “Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration" is now on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
February 15, 2024 Crews safely detonate three WWII-era bombs in Florida bay Three World War II-era bombs were safely detonated Wednesday in Choctawhatchee Bay in the Florida panhandle, county officials announced.