Danish Student Finds WWII Plane Wreck During School Assignment
Daniel Kristensen, 14, lives in Birkelse, in northern Denmark. He was recently given a homework assignment to research World War II. His grandfather told him…
New Museum Of The American Revolution To Open In Philadelphia, The Headquarters Of The Revolution
Long before the first musket shot was fired in Lexington in 1775, the seeds of the American Revolution were taking root in Philadelphia as colonists…
Mary Edwards Walker: The Only Woman Ever to Be Awarded the Medal of Honor
Mary Edwards Walker lived a life full of excitement and courage, forging paths during a time when feminism was largely unheard of, and the country…
Three Ways Germany Weaponized Rockets in World War Two
Hitler and the Nazis were fans of new weapons technology. Germany had been at the forefront of aerial warfare and other important technologies in WWI.…
Vinegar Joe Stilwell – a tough, brilliant, but difficult commander in World War Two
General Joseph Stilwell, widely known as Vinegar Joe, had one of the strongest personalities of WWII. As American commander in Burma, he showed incredible insight…
7 Clashes Between Allies in the Second World War
WWII was the most destructive event in human history. To face such a challenge, soldiers, and politicians from different nations needed to come together. Only…
Artworks Looted From Poland In WW2 Are Being Returned
Horst von Waechter of Austria is returning artworks which members of his family had looted from the southern Polish city of Krakow during World War Two. Polish…
WWII Veteran Needs Help Rebuilding After Devastating House Fire
Robbie and Annie Clanagan recently paid off the 30-year mortgage on their dream home in Rapidan. On January 12, a fire in a wood stove…
Residents Evacuated After WWII Bomb Found in Construction Site
An unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered at a building site in England. At 11:30 am, emergency workers arrived on the scene and…
Unseen for 75 years: Luftwaffe bombing map found
A rare map used by the Luftwaffe during World War II to guide bombers to targets in London has been found 75 years after it…
Unpublished Photos of Hitler to Go on Sale at Auction
After World War II, a photo album was found in a locked drawer in Eva Braun’s bedroom in the Fuhrer’s Bunker. A photographer took it…
Lost Purple Heart from World War One reunited with family
If not for the non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited, Donna McDonald might never have received the Purple Heart awarded to her great, great grandfather, Cpl. Reed…