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Pope Deplores 'Evil' Nazis at UK Mass

(Sept. 19) – Pope Benedict XVI beatified an Anglican defector and recalled the "dark days" of Nazi Germany today at an open-air Mass on the last day of his U.K. visit. It's the second time in his four-day tour that the pope has referred to those who "courageously" resisted the Nazi regime. Benedict himself was...

Rare Color Footage of London Blitz Found

LONDON (Sept. 6) -- Rare color footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced just in time for 70th anniversary of the Blitz. The dramatic footage shows the destruction of several London landmarks, including the flagship John Lewis store on Oxford Street. The film was released Monday...

Background on london blitz

The Blitz (from German, "lightning") was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain and Northern Ireland by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War.

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