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Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
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Restored WWII tank destroyer “Sluggo” now on display at Huntsville's U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum
M-36 “Jackson” tank destroyer set track back on the red clay of Madison County, Alabama today after a 5 year restoration with ...
Hello From a French Village That Recalls the U.S. as a Staunch Ally
French visitors are coming to Washington with an old U.S. battle flag and a plan to rekindle memories of the American soldiers who rescued their region during World War I.
World War II Museum breaks ground on new pavilion
The National World War II Museum officially broke ground on the Floyd Education and Collections Pavilion. The museum claims this new expansion will help produce more exhibits while preserving ...
A Farmhouse Refuge From a Nazi Blitz Became His Forever Home
When he was five years old, Malcolm Barlow arrived at a country estate in Pennsylvania to escape World War II. He never left, ...
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How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II
Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his everlasting good fortune, he was not involved in the most ...
"Victory gardens," once a wartime necessity, now a TikTok trend
Victory gardens, embraced by Americans as a patriotic duty during World Wars I and II, are experiencing a renaissance on ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
Would You Eat Dried Eggs? Inside the Curious World War II Phenomenon
During World War II, the U.S. shipped about a quarter of its eggs to Allied nations in powdered form — but they were far from ...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen honors sisters for their work during World War II
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen honored two sisters for their efforts during World War II.Sign up for our NewslettersPillen recognized Margy Dietz and Marcy Lackovic as hometown heroes during a ceremony ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen honors sisters, ages 101 and 103, for work at WWII bomber plant
Two sisters, who are 101 and 103 years old, were honored by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Monday for their work at the World War II bomber plant where the ...