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Awkward moment Jill Biden appears to tell Joe not to sit at D-Day ceremony, but he does anyway
President Biden was spotted awkwardly fumbling for his seat as other dignitaries remained standing during a poignant D-Day commemoration ceremony in France on Thursday. The 81-year-old could be seen grasping for his chair in the middle...
'The Boys of Pointe du Hoc': Ronald Reagan's timeless tribute to America's D-Day heroes
Excerpted from President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day, delivered at the site of crucial combat before some of the surviving veterans who fought in it.
New DNA method solves century-old ‘mystery’ disappearance of WWI veteran
The almost century-old disappearance of a WWI veteran has been solved, allowing surviving family members to finally lay him to rest.
Remembering Nuremberg trials as Israel-Hamas war rages
July 2002 I sat in the precise Nuremberg, Germany, courtroom -- formerly called Hitler’s court -- where once WWII Nazis were on trial for orchestrating the massacre of Jews.
Chinese vessel suspected of looting wrecked WWII battleships detained by Malaysia in South China Sea
The Malaysian coast guard initially detained the vessel -- a large bulk carrier ship -- for illegally anchoring in Malaysian territory in the South China Sea.
WWII 'ghost boat' surfaces from receding Shasta Lake
A piece of American history has emerged from the receding waters of Shasta Lake in California.
Inside a decrepit WWII base used to defend UK from Nazis
Eerie photos show what the once-glorious base looks like after years of abandon.
Bomb squad rushes to hospital after WWII-era shell found in man's rectum
An army bomb squad rushed to a English hospital after a man was admitted with a WWII-era munition shell stuck in his rectum, according to police.
Christian Dior’s sister was a WWII hero — and famous scent's inspiration
Christian Dior’s sister Catherine was a daring WWII hero and the inspiration for his most famous scent.
Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID
She lived a life of adventure. She fell in love with a World War II fighter. And then this month, at age 105, Primetta Giacopini’s life ended the way it...
America's oldest living WWII veteran celebrates 112th birthday
The oldest living World War II veteran has celebrated another trip around the sun -- his 112th, to be exact.
Heartwarming: Purple Heart returned to family 76 years after soldier's death
Edward J. Ryan, 22, was killed March 27, 1945, when an artillery shell hit his tank in The Netherlands.
How these little-known black female WWII heroes lifted soldiers' morale
While it all happened 76 years ago, these ladies are just now starting to get their due.
Japanese American WWII soldiers faced Nazis at war and racism at home in US
These forgotten Japanese-American soldiers faced Nazis on the front lines — and racism at home in the US.
Clueless man tries to sell live WWII Nazi bomb on eBay
Residents of Swaythling, UK, were forced to evacuate their homes Tuesday over reports of a weapons enthusiast selling a live WWII-era explosive.
Inside the $12M London spy mansion that helped end WWII
An eye scan is required to gain entry to this WWII-era London spy mansion where MI6 operatives created the chaos that shrouded the D-Day attack at Normandy.
MyHeritage 'Deep Nostalgia' app brings WWII vet's wife back
"Holy smokes ... she's alive!" Ninety-eight-year-old Jake Larson was brought to tears using MyHeritage's Deep Nostalgia app. See the World War II veteran's emotional reaction to an animation of an...
'Oh, sh—!' New video of WWII plane crash off Florida beach
"He's going down!" New footage has emerged of a vintage airplane that was forced to land in the ocean in Florida. The Cocoa Beach Air Show plane — a torpedo...
WWII bomb explosion leaves behind bus-size hole
The University of Exeter bomb — discovered on campus decades after World War II — has been detonated by the UK's Ministry of Defence. Watch the drone footage of the...
WWII novel reveals forgotten story of trains that saved Italy's kids from ruin
In “The Children’s Train” by Viola Ardone (HarperVia, out now) a little-known period in Italian history is the focus of the novel - and a fascinating look at post-World War...