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Richard Overton, America’s Oldest World War II Vet Is 112 And Still Smoking And Drinking

Richard Overton's advice on living a long life? Cigars, whiskey, and just don't die.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 11, 2018

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Richard Overton, America’s Oldest World War II Vet Is 112 And Still Smoking And Drinking

Richard Overton's advice on living a long life? Cigars, whiskey, and just don't die.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 11, 2018

How The Disfigured “Hiroshima Maidens” Got A New Lease On Life

When the "Hiroshima Maidens" disfigured by the atomic bombing thought their lives were over, Japan and the U.S. united to give them a second chance.

By All That's Interesting • May 9, 2018

How The Disfigured “Hiroshima Maidens” Got A New Lease On Life

When the "Hiroshima Maidens" disfigured by the atomic bombing thought their lives were over, Japan and the U.S. united to give them a second chance.

By All That's Interesting • May 9, 2018

Krystyna Skarbek Became Winston Churchill’s Favorite Spy, Only To Be Murdered By A Jealous Lover

Krystyna Skarbek spent the war intimidating Nazi's and threatening soldiers, but when it came to a jealous lover, she was no match.

By Gina Dimuro • May 7, 2018

Krystyna Skarbek Became Winston Churchill’s Favorite Spy, Only To Be Murdered By A Jealous Lover

Krystyna Skarbek spent the war intimidating Nazi's and threatening soldiers, but when it came to a jealous lover, she was no match.

By Gina Dimuro • May 7, 2018

Operation Market Garden, The Mistake That Changed The Course Of World War II

In 1944, the Allies seemed to have the upper hand in the war — until they attempted to take three cities at once from the Germans in Operation Market Garden.

By William DeLong • May 3, 2018

Operation Market Garden, The Mistake That Changed The Course Of World War II

In 1944, the Allies seemed to have the upper hand in the war — until they attempted to take three cities at once from the Germans in Operation Market Garden.

By William DeLong • May 3, 2018

He Won The Noble Peace Prize, But The Nazis Wouldn’t Let Him Accept It

It took hundreds of signatures for journalist Carl Von Ossietzky to retroactively win the Noble Peace Prize in Nazi Germany.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 30, 2018

He Won The Noble Peace Prize, But The Nazis Wouldn’t Let Him Accept It

It took hundreds of signatures for journalist Carl Von Ossietzky to retroactively win the Noble Peace Prize in Nazi Germany.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 30, 2018

The Brave Life And Death Of Lepa Radić, The Yugoslav Partisan Who Was Executed By Nazis At Just 17

Lepa Radić was hanged in February 1943 for resisting the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia, and some of her final words from the gallows were, "Do not surrender to the evildoers!"

By John Kuroski • Apr 26, 2018

The Brave Life And Death Of Lepa Radić, The Yugoslav Partisan Who Was Executed By Nazis At Just 17

Lepa Radić was hanged in February 1943 for resisting the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia, and some of her final words from the gallows were, "Do not surrender to the evildoers!"

By John Kuroski • April 26, 2018

Roland Freisler: The Nazi Judge Who Ran Hitler’s Deadly Kangaroo Court

If you went before Roland Freisler, your trial had a 90 percent chance of ending in either life imprisonment or death.

By Daniel Rennie • Apr 22, 2018

Roland Freisler: The Nazi Judge Who Ran Hitler’s Deadly Kangaroo Court

If you went before Roland Freisler, your trial had a 90 percent chance of ending in either life imprisonment or death.

By Daniel Rennie • April 22, 2018

Larry Thorne: The Nazi SS Officer Who Became A U.S. Green Beret

How Larry Thorne went from Nazi to U.S. Army hero while building one of the most famed legacies in the history of modern warfare.

By John Kuroski • Apr 20, 2018

Larry Thorne: The Nazi SS Officer Who Became A U.S. Green Beret

How Larry Thorne went from Nazi to U.S. Army hero while building one of the most famed legacies in the history of modern warfare.

By John Kuroski • April 20, 2018

Heinrich Schliemann: The Man Responsible For The Nazi Swastika

The swastika was a sacred icon of spirituality around the world. Then Heinrich Schliemann came along to usher the symbol toward its Nazi destiny.

By Daniel Rennie • Apr 18, 2018

Heinrich Schliemann: The Man Responsible For The Nazi Swastika

The swastika was a sacred icon of spirituality around the world. Then Heinrich Schliemann came along to usher the symbol toward its Nazi destiny.

By Daniel Rennie • April 18, 2018

Shocking Number Of Millennials Ignorant Of Holocaust, Poll Finds

Of 1,350 American adults interviewed, 70 percent say fewer people seem to care about the Holocaust than they used to.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 12, 2018

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Shocking Number Of Millennials Ignorant Of Holocaust, Poll Finds

Of 1,350 American adults interviewed, 70 percent say fewer people seem to care about the Holocaust than they used to.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 12, 2018