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68 Years Later, WWII Airman's Body Found on South Pacific Island

Nearly 68 years after a Massachusetts airman took off on a reconnaissance flight over the South Pacific during World War II, his remains have been found and are en route home to America for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Martin Murray was piloting a B-24D Liberator plane that took off from...

Does This House Look Like Adolf Hitler?

LONDON -- An unassuming semi-detached house in Wales has become an unlikely Web star after Internet users decided that it looks a lot like Adolf Hitler's face. The Swansea home's tan-colored, four-window facade stared out from British tabloid newspapers Wednesday following heavy distribution on social networking...

G-7 Countries Announce Joint Currency Intervention

WASHINGTON -- Finance officials from the Group of Seven major industrialized countries on Thursday agreed on a coordinated effort to weaken the Japanese yen, which has surged to record levels following last week's earthquake and tsunami. A super-strong yen could cripple Japanese exports, further worsen the economic impact...

Mysterious Recipient of World War II-Era Letter Found Back East

Last week we told a tale of two letters, World War II-era epistles that were lost in the mail for nearly seven decades. One letter, sent by a young Army lieutenant from California's Camp Roberts in 1943, arrived last month in Iowa at the home of the deceased writer's 85-year-old brother. The other letter, mailed from an...

99-Year-Old Recalls Risking Life for Holocaust Survivors [VIDEO]

The "Today" show has previewed a documentary about a remarkable woman who told the world the harrowing story of a group of Holocaust survivors fleeing Europe. Jewish-American photojournalist Ruth Gruber was 36 and working for the New York Herald Tribune in 1947 when she was sent to document the plight of 4,500 refugees...

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Teaching Untold Stories During Asian Pacific Heritage Month

"They're Latinos ... I think they're some kind of farm workers."

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Escaping the Historical Parallels of European Economic Chaos

The Treaty of Versailles, signed at the conclusion of World War I in 1919, required that Germany make economic reparation payments of 132 billion German marks to other European nations -- $400 billion, in today's prices.

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World War II Airplane, Kittyhawk P-40, Found In Egyptian Desert 70 Years After Crashing (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A World War II plane a British pilot crashed in the Saharan Desert has been found frozen in time 70 years later.

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Museum Month: World War II Fliers Tell Of D-Day Invasion

World War II is an important part of America's past and a military event that left behind travel destinations with historical significance scattered around the planet.

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AP Apologizes For Firing Edward Kennedy, Who Defied Embargo And Reported End Of World War II

In World War II's final moments in Europe, Associated Press correspondent Edward Kennedy gave his news agency perhaps the biggest scoop in its history.

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06/01/12 Arguments set in NY suit over 'Spider-Man' musical Source: Gettysburg Times - Gettysburg PA Pop music star Madonna treated tens of thousands of ecstatic fans in Israel to the inaugural show of her "MDNA" world tour on Thursday, performing in a country where she has long claimed a special bond.
05/31/12 Apology not accepted in Poland Source: Politico President Obama's slip of the tongue Tuesday referring to "Polish death camps" rather than "Nazi death camps" continues to roil Polish politics.
05/30/12 USS Iowa reaches California, will become museum Source: Product Design and Development The USS Iowa, a World War II-era battleship, was at anchor Wednesday off the Port of Los Angeles, where it will become a museum.
05/30/12 Mark Andol Talks Made In America Store and Honor... Source: Broadcast Newsroom Honor Flight Chicago brings World War II Veterans from all over the nation to their Memorial in Washington, DC.
05/30/12 Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients as heroes Source: Broadcast Newsroom 'Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the first woman to hold the job.

Background on World War II

World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

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