December Events at National WWI Museum & Memorial
A program examining the effect of World War I on champagne, a taping of the international hit podcast Bombshell, an examination of the role of chemists…
Fuhrer Thought Strategically About Which Nations to Invade
In hindsight, it is too easy to say that Adolf Hitler was simply a madman with no rational thought behind his actions. It’s certainly true…
Britain’s WW2 Pet Extermination: Within a week, 750,000 pets were ‘destroyed’
World War II was a difficult time to live through in Britain. From the constant barrage of bombs during the Blitz and the frequent rationing…
Argentinian Sub, ARA San Juan, Found a Year After it Went Missing
A tweet from the Argentinian Navy stated that one of their submarines, ARA San Juan, which went missing on November 15, 2017, 430km (267 miles)…
Hitler’s Alpine Retreat a Nexus Between Remembrance & Praise
During World War II, Adolf Hitler could often be found at the Berghof, his home in the Bavarian Alps which served as the second…
Horses Really Were These Soldiers Best Friend
There is a widespread belief in North America that dogs are “man’s best friend,” but if you had asked the men who rode the equines described…
Home-grown British Plot to Kill Eisenhower and Montgomery in London
During World War Two, the British Secret Services had their work cut out for them. Not only did they have to deal with foreign agents…
Former Nazi SS Camp Guard, 94, Goes on Trial in Germany
Johann Rehbogen, a former enlisted SS soldier who is now accused of being an accessory to murder, has gone on trial. He was a guard at the…
Identical Twins & WW2 Veterans Celebrate 100th Birthday
A local Idaho news story on Fox6now recently shared the uplifting Veterans Day story of two exceptional twin brothers: Boyd and Ralph Henderson, who recently…
Steve McQueen’s Great Escape Motorbike Used to Herd Cows After Filming Finished
In 1963, The Great Escape was probably the most exciting film event in movie theatres across the UK and USA. The war epic beat Hitchcock’s…
Oldest Pearl Harbor Veteran, Ray Chavez, dies at 106
On Wednesday, a tweet from the White House alerted everyone to the death of the oldest survivor of Pearl Harbor, Ray Chavez. Chavez died in…
What Happened To Eichmann’s Sons? Where Are They Now?
The men behind the horrors of World War II were either caught, imprisoned and put on trial for their unspeakable crimes, or they took poison…