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The war in Ukraine is pushing Russia away from its WWII-style artillery strategy, and experts say it's 'a concerning trend'
Russia's military has long relied on massive firepower to make up for its other shortcomings, but t…
Michael Peck
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are expected to attend the UK's AI Safety Summit. Here's why it's taking place at a former top-secret WWII facility.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are among those who will go to the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, whe…
Pete Syme
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Chris Christie compares Ron DeSantis' stance on Ukraine to appeasing Hitler before WWII
Ron DeSantis is drawing criticism from some Republicans over his claim that supporting Ukraine agai…
Tom Porter
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Putin accuses the West of creating Nazis while comparing the war in Ukraine to WWII, in what experts are calling a perversion of history
In his speech on Victory Day, Putin attempted to portray the Ukraine war as a continuation of Russi…
Tom Porter
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A 101-year-old WWII veteran finally walked at his college graduation ceremony, 80 years after he was supposed to
Eighty years ago, Fred Taylor missed his college graduation while training to serve in World War II…
Elana Klein
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After more than 75 years, Jewish World War II service members killed in action and buried under crosses are getting proper headstones
Nonprofit Operation Benjamin is replacing headstones with crosses to Stars of David for the Jewish …
Doree Lewak
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How Hiroshima, formerly a humble castle town, and Pearl Harbor, once an ancient Hawaiian fishing spot, went from WWII-era enemies to being united as sister parks to promote peace
This is the second sister park agreement between the United States and Japan. The first is a relati…
Elias Chavez
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Hitler's nephew fought in the US Navy in WWII, but he had to get special permission from the president and FBI to do it
When family ties prevented him from joining US forces, William Patrick Hitler wrote a letter to FDR…
Chris Panella
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Famed photographer Dorothea Lange's images of Japanese internment during WWII was censored by the US government that also hired her to document it in the first place
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Isaiah Reynolds
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A fort in Montenegro that was a concentration camp during WWII was converted into a luxury resort starting at 500 euros a night
When the plans to refurbish the fortress were first announced in 2016, it was met with resistance f…
James Pasley
World War II historian rates eight WWII battle scenes in movies and television
World War II historian John Curatola rates eight battle scenes in movies and television for realism…
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As Ukraine war drags on, Russian lawmakers told to compare it to the bloody (but ultimately victorious) WWII Battle of Stalingrad
A pro-Kremlin party told members to compare the conflict in Ukraine to the Battle of Stalingrad, wh…
Sinéad Baker
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The war in Ukraine has created more refugees than the world has seen since WWII, according to a new UN report
A report by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found evidence of war crimes commit…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A World War II soldier's letter to his mother from 1945 has just been delivered to his surviving widow, 76 years after sending it
"Imagine that! Seventy-six years!" Angelina Gonsalves, widow to Army sergeant John Gonsalves, told …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Teens take WWII-era M3A1 tank to prom, led by a bagpipe player on a unicycle wearing a Darth Vader mask
The students raised $1,000 to take the M3A1 Stuart tank to prom this year, and they've already thou…
Joshua Zitser
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Ukraine's new missile sank the biggest warship in combat since WWII
The Russian warship Moskva was hit by at least one Ukrainian-made Neptune missile and sank on Thurs…
Abbie Shull
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Radioactive waste was found at an elementary school playground near a site where nuclear weapons were made in WWII
Jana Elementary School is located near Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated with nuclear waste i…
Kelsey Vlamis
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During WWII, Native American code talkers used Navajo language to create an unbreakable code that helped America win the war
Native Americans were told to stop speaking their language for years. But 400 Navajos used it to cr…
Yoonji Han
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Germany, Italy, and Japan had big plans for aircraft carriers to turn the tide of WWII, but they never made it into battle
At the start of World War II, many navies envisioned flattops in a supporting role for battleships.…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A video captured the moment a WWII bomber and fighter plane collided at a Texas airshow, leaving 6 people dead
A Boeing B-17 and a Bell P-63 were involved in the crash at Dallas Executive Airport that left six …