WORLD WAR II

Navy Sailor Who Was Killed During Pearl Harbor Is Finally Laid to Rest, 77 Years Later, On His 97th Birthday

Charles Gomez Jr. was 20 years old when he was killed in the Pearl Harbor attacks. On what would have been his 97th birthday, he was finally buried at home.

15 Fascinating Facts About Saving Private Ryan

Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning WWII drama—which arrived in theaters more than 20 years ago—came together in a single day.

Anne Frank's Letters From Early World War II to Be Published in Full for the First Time

Anne Frank wrote the letters to her grandmother up to 1941: the year before she and her family went into hiding and she started her famous diary.

Remains of World War II Soldier From Texas Finally Identified Nearly 75 Years After His Death

Decades after John W. Hayes died in World War II, his remains were discovered in a Belgian American military cemetery.

Emilia Clarke stars as Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from Game of Thrones's series finale

Emilia Clarke Watched Videos of Ruthless Dictators for Game of Thrones Role

Emilia Clarke took inspiration from real-life rulers while preparing to play Daenerys Targaryen in 'Game of Thrones.' Including Hitler.

Fighting Words: The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II

During World War II, the Marine Corps turned to the Navajos and their complex language to create a code no one could crack.

Hidden Labyrinth: England's Drakelow Tunnels

Built in the 1940s to provide bomb shelter for an airplane engine factory during World War II, the Drakelow Tunnels have become a destination for people looking for paranormal activity.

Pope Francis Will Unseal Documents Revealing the Vatican Response to the Holocaust

Pius XII has long been criticized for what some have deemed an insufficient response to the atrocities committed against people of the Jewish faith during World War II. New insight from the Vatican's archives could change that.

Portrait of detainnee Tom Kobayashi at Manzanar War Relocation Center, Owens Valley, California, 1943

12 Facts About Japanese Incarceration in the United States

On February 19, 1942, FDR sanctioned the removal of Japanese immigrants and Americans of Japanese heritage from their homes to be imprisoned in camps throughout the country.

A Designer Turned Her Grandparents's World War II-Era Love Letters Into Jewelry

Instead of safekeeping her grandparents’s old love letters in a ribbon-tied shoebox, Meghan Coomes turns them into heirloom accessories.

15 Things You Didn't Know About Coco Chanel

Mademoiselle Coco Chanel built one of the most iconic brands in the world—and a LBD with a spritz of Chanel No. 5 is still considered fashion <em>du jour</em>.

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When Germany Planned to Airdrop Fake Money to Take Down Great Britain in World War II

To make the banknotes, Nazis relied on forced labor from artists, bankers, and known forgers being held captive in concentration camps.

The Time the U.S. Government Banned Sliced Bread

During World War II, even America's "greatest thing" wasn't safe.

6 Fast Facts About Nelly Sachs

The Nobel Prize-winning poet, who escaped the Holocaust, is the subject of today's Google Doodle.

More Than 75 Years Later, Remains of Pearl Harbor Sailors Are Being Returned to Their Homes

Advances in DNA technology have made it possible to identify previously unknown victims.

Lady Death: Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Greatest Female Sniper of All Time

With 309 confirmed kills, she became a heroic figure to the Soviets—but the American media didn't know what to make of her.

Schindler's List Is Returning to Theaters for Its 25th Anniversary

"This is maybe the most important time to re-release this film," director Steven Spielberg said.

The Story of Siwash, the Beer-Drinking Duck Who Joined the Marines

The story of how a swashbuckling duck became a sergeant with honors in the United States Marine Corps.

A Letter Written by Albert Einstein in 1922 Predicted the Rise of the Nazis

“I am doing quite well, in spite of all the anti-Semites among my German colleagues," he reassured his sister.

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Wreckage of a World War II Nazi 'Flying Bomb' Found in English Forest

It was shot down by a Polish pilot in 1944.

13 Facts About Benito Mussolini

The Italian dictator was very fond of 'Les Misérables.'

Art Curator Sarah Forgey shows Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal four watercolors by Adolf Hitler at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

How Hitler's Watercolor Paintings Ended Up at a Military Base in Virginia

Nearly 600 works of Nazi propaganda are tucked away under lock and key at Fort Belvoir.

10 Things You Might Not Know About The Battle Of The Bulge

A reporter coined the name.

11 Things You Might Not Know About Charles Lindbergh

The pioneering aviator refused to celebrate Mother's Day.

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