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WWI Faces: From Hockey Players to WWI Heroes (Part 1)

These young men looked dazzling in their hockey uniforms and even looked older than their actual years. They were cadets and were among the first…

From WWII Orchestra to Becoming a Local Musical: “Sad Sacks” in the Eyes of a WWII Veteran

Arthur J. Leeming was a skinny youth when World War II broke out. being a ‘heavyweight’, not in body but in will, he signed up…

The only verified photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg not the only one claims an Assistant Professor

Photo story:  (Clockwise from top left) (1) Republican president Lincoln appointed Pennsylvania Democrat McClellan chief of all Union army, sitting together after Union victory at…

90 Year Old WWII Veteran Runs Coast to Coast in Order to Sail the LST 325 Back to Normandy

If you have nothing to do and you’re looking to be a part of history, you can join in on a coast to coast run.…

Bodies of two Austro-Hungarian soldiers found, 95 years after death in the Italian Alps

Photo story:  (From left): (1) Austro-Hungarian mountain troop Kaiserschützen in Tyrol, hilly territory between Italy and Austria, (2) Two dead bodies of presumed Kaiserschützen soldiers…

Haunting photographs of the battlefields of the War to end all wars- Exhibition at Westminster Hall

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Soldier’s helmet left on the cross of the grave at the Chalons-en-Champagne, France battleground burial site memorial; in…

The Sordid Life of Hitler’s Valkryie: Unity Mitford

Unity Mitford. The name probably doesn’t ring any bells, however the English debutante made a name for herself among the Nazis and even Hitler himself.…

R.I.P Fido: Britain’s Family Pets are WWII’s Unknown Victims

Humans weren’t the only victims that perished by the hands of the German Nazis. Nearly 750,00 British pets were systematically killed. This is not something…

Norway Airs Documentary That Displays the Skeletal Remains of Jewish Prisoners

In a University of Strasbourg which is located in France, there lies a room with the remains of 86 Jewish corpses. The Nazi scientists used…

Denmark Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Danish Jews Rescue – 7300 Jews were saved by smuggling them to Sweden

Robert Manto

A ceremony has been held in Denmark to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the massive rescue of 7,300 Jews during the World War II. The…

Bank Almost Banned Winston Churchill in New 5-Pound Note for Fear of Upsetting the Germans, Japanese

Bosses of the Bank of England almost outed former Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the new 5-pound note as they were worried his records during…

Returning Home: 92 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Returns to Germany to “Try and Make A Life”

After 13 months of being in hiding,  Margo Friedlander was discovered by the Germans in April of 1944. She was sent to Theresienstadt Concentration Camp.…