Burning of the White House in 1814
Some people, particularly young Americans who have been through some of the earlier stages of American history classes, are at the very least vaguely aware…
WWI Stories of Survival: How Three Soldiers Cheated Death with Unexpected Objects
From the countless other stories of survival throughout WWI history, these three stories of survival stand out. Three British soldiers cheated death with the most unlikely items…
France: Two Tommies, Three WWII British Soldiers Given Proper Burials
Two Tommies and three British soldiers were given proper burials with complete military honors last August 27 and 28, 2014. Two of the three remains…
Stripped ‘Sheriff’ Zara Tee Recalled, Shoppers Say It’s Very Similar to Holocaust Garb
Due to a string of shoppers’ reactions, the clothing and accessories retailer Zara has removed from its stores its stripped ‘sheriff’ tee. The said piece…
Mass Grave, Believed to be of Stalinist Terror Victims, In Ukrainian Castle Discovered
About a thousand remains, majority of them Polish and believed to be victims of Stalinist terror, were unearthed in Kazimierz, the great castle in Ukraine…
Move to Put WWII Fighter Plane Sea Fury T20 Back to the Sky Initiated
A move to repair the WWII fighter plane, the Sea Fury T20, which crashed during this year’s RNAS Cludrose Air Day, was recently put into motion. The…
Campaign to Commemorate UK’s Chinese Labour Corps in WWI Launched
Eight leading Chinese organizations in UK have launched Ensuring We Remember, a campaign which aims to build a memorial for 96,000 Chinese workers who worked in UK’s…
Diary of WWI Hero George Beck on Life in the Front Line and the Christmas Truce
How life was while in the front line as well as the events of the Christmas Truce in December 1914 were revealed in the handwritten…
Blitz Dog Rip Included in New ‘Hall of Heroes’
A Blitz dog named Rip, credited for rescuing over 100 lives during the Second World War, is among the string of WWII heroic figures commemorated…
WWII ‘Zerosen” Fighter Pilot Says His Piece about WWII in a Documentary
Former WWII ‘zerosen’ fighter pilot, Kaname Harada, shares his reflections about the Second World War in an upcoming documentary by the film group Nagoya katsudo Shashin.…
Union Soldier to Receive Medal of Honor 150 Years After His Death
Pres. Obama will do the honor of presenting a Union Army officer the nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, a century and a…
New Trench Exhibit at Barry Island
A new Barry Island exhibit has been created to allow visitors a view of what the First World War was like for those who experienced…