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20 Celebration Photos Taken Just As World War I And World War II Came To An End

Imagine your whole life collapsing because your country has gone to war. Then imagine that war eventually ending and your life finally returning to normal. You open the newspapers and see headlines that scream: “VICTORY” and “PEACE.” A shiver goes down your spine, and you realize that the nightmare you...

By Laura Martisiute • Sep 15, 2017

20 Celebration Photos Taken Just As World War I And World War II Came To An End

Imagine your whole life collapsing because your country has gone to war. Then imagine that war eventually ending and your life finally returning to normal. You open the newspapers and see headlines that scream: “VICTORY” and “PEACE.” A shiver goes down your spine, and you realize that the nightmare you...

By Laura Martisiute • September 15, 2017

This Week In History News, Sept. 10 – 16

Viking sword found, "Excalibur" mystery solved, lost languages uncovered, Hitler's sexual bloodlust revealed, St. Peter's bones possibly dug up.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 15, 2017

This Week In History News, Sept. 10 – 16

Viking sword found, "Excalibur" mystery solved, lost languages uncovered, Hitler's sexual bloodlust revealed, St. Peter's bones possibly dug up.

By All That's Interesting • September 15, 2017

During WWII, Japan Tried To Kill People On U.S. Soil With Balloon Bombs — And Succeeded

How Japan sent bombs thousands of miles across the Pacific and brought World War II to the American homefront.

By Katie Serena • Sep 15, 2017

During WWII, Japan Tried To Kill People On U.S. Soil With Balloon Bombs — And Succeeded

How Japan sent bombs thousands of miles across the Pacific and brought World War II to the American homefront.

By Katie Serena • September 15, 2017

The Insane-Sounding But Totally Real World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats

The bat bomb was designed to terrorize the people of Japan in the most unexpected way.

By Katie Serena • Sep 14, 2017

The Insane-Sounding But Totally Real World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats

The bat bomb was designed to terrorize the people of Japan in the most unexpected way.

By Katie Serena • September 14, 2017

This Week In History News, September 3 – 9

Excalibur possibly found, ancient city to be washed away, pre-Pyramid ruins discovered in Canada, mysterious manuscript decoded, new Holocaust revelations come to light.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 8, 2017

This Week In History News, September 3 – 9

Excalibur possibly found, ancient city to be washed away, pre-Pyramid ruins discovered in Canada, mysterious manuscript decoded, new Holocaust revelations come to light.

By All That's Interesting • September 8, 2017

38 Rousing Photos Of The American Workers That Helped The Allies Win World War II

The story of the United States’ involvement in World War II is well known to even those with only a passing knowledge of history. In schools across America, kids learn much about their country’s great wartime victories overseas at places like Iwo Jima and Normandy. What we know less about...

By Gabe Paoletti • Sep 7, 2017

38 Rousing Photos Of The American Workers That Helped The Allies Win World War II

The story of the United States’ involvement in World War II is well known to even those with only a passing knowledge of history. In schools across America, kids learn much about their country’s great wartime victories overseas at places like Iwo Jima and Normandy. What we know less about...

By Gabe Paoletti • September 7, 2017

Meet The Woman Who Mowed Down Nazi Warplanes During World War II

Annie Ferguson recalls her time serving in the British Auxiliary during WWII and helping bring down the Nazi regime.

By Katie Serena • Sep 7, 2017

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Meet The Woman Who Mowed Down Nazi Warplanes During World War II

Annie Ferguson recalls her time serving in the British Auxiliary during WWII and helping bring down the Nazi regime.

By Katie Serena • September 7, 2017

25 Heartbreaking Wartime Goodbyes Of Decades Past

From World War I to World War II and beyond, this is what a kiss looks like when both people know it could be their last.

By Laura Martisiute • Sep 4, 2017

25 Heartbreaking Wartime Goodbyes Of Decades Past

From World War I to World War II and beyond, this is what a kiss looks like when both people know it could be their last.

By Laura Martisiute • September 4, 2017

Haunting Photos Of The Brutal Nazi Massacre That Remains A Mystery To This Day

To this day, no one knows why the Nazis killed hundreds at Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of one of World War II's most brutal massacres.

By Joel Stice • Sep 3, 2017

Haunting Photos Of The Brutal Nazi Massacre That Remains A Mystery To This Day

To this day, no one knows why the Nazis killed hundreds at Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of one of World War II's most brutal massacres.

By Joel Stice • September 3, 2017

29 Photos Taken Behind The Cameras Of The Nazi Propaganda Machine

Cinema was one of the most important pieces of the Nazi propaganda machine. It fostered hatred and helped lead the path toward war. It helped push the German people to believe in their own racial superiority and thus ultimately helped make atrocities like the Holocaust possible. And yet, Nazi propaganda...

By Mark Oliver • Aug 25, 2017

29 Photos Taken Behind The Cameras Of The Nazi Propaganda Machine

Cinema was one of the most important pieces of the Nazi propaganda machine. It fostered hatred and helped lead the path toward war. It helped push the German people to believe in their own racial superiority and thus ultimately helped make atrocities like the Holocaust possible. And yet, Nazi propaganda...

By Mark Oliver • August 25, 2017