68 Year Old Telegram Finally Returns to The Deceased Next of Kin
October 28, 2013, Portland Police Officer, Matt McDonald, delivered a telegram to John Griffin, the dean of students and a former history teacher. In the…
The Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis comprised of an invasion by Israel of Egypt in late 1956, Britain and France soon followed in this invasion. The aim of…
History Repeats Doesn’t Always Repeat Itself: The Sad Thorne Brothers Story from WW1
The Thorne brothers, Marlborough and Cornelius, were both officers for the East Surrey Regiment. They served in the trenches of Fricourt in the Northern parts…
Walter Morris Was the Sergeant of the First All-Black Parachute Battalion.
Walter Morris was one of the first black paratroopers during WWII. As an original member of an all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Company. The…
Convertible in immortal Casablanca finale expected to be auctioned at $500,000
The 1940 Buick Phaeton which could be seen in the background in Casablanca’s immortal finale is going to be auctioned in New York this…
Australian War Memorial keeps Known unto God” on the tomb of an unknown soldier in Canberra
The Australian War Memorial has decided it will not push through its plans of replacing the inscription “Known unto God” on the tomb of an…
First Minister Disclosed Wales’ Plans for Honoring WWI Centenary
Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones has disclosed that the country indeed has plans to commemorate First World War’s Centenary celebration this coming November 2014. He…
Germany: WWII Vintage Bomb Uncovered in Frankfurt’s Railway
Frankfurt, Germany’s rail travel was disturbed for two hours last October 19 when a WWII vintage bomb was discovered near one of the rail lines…
Generous Donation Made “Ohi” Day Celebration in Greece Possible
October 28 is an important day in Greece’s calendar – it is the day when then Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (in power from 1936-1941)…
Archive of Spielberg’s Schindler’s List consisting of 52,000 interviews about Holocaust transferred from U.S. to Poland
Photo story (From left to right): (1) Influential filmmaker Steven Spielberg photographed on 3rd October, 2013 (2) In Spielberg’s epic historical film ‘Schindler’s List’ based…
Review of WWII-Based Flight-Simulator Video Game: Secret Weapons Over Normandy
2003 was the release date of a game that comes straight out of WWII. ‘Secret Weapons Over Normandy’ is a game that was released for…