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Republican Warns Of Modern-Day Hitler Invasion

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is known for his unusual Twitter feed, and he took to the website again on Saturday with more unique posts. Grassley s...

LOOK: China's Forgotten Heroes

AP | ANNIE HUANG | Posted 05.11.2013 | World

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Yang Jingtao did what many young, brave Chinese did – he left his home as a teenager to fight the invading Japanese in World W...

Warren Buffet and My Mom, an Original Rosie the Riveter

Myra Evans | Posted 05.10.2013 | Women
Myra Evans

Buffet said that, "Women are the key to America's prosperity...The closer America comes to fully employing the talents of all its citizens, the greater the output of goods and services will be." Buffet's essay reminded me of my hardworking mother and her experiences during World War II.

Russia Flexes Military Muscle On Victory Day

Agence France Presse | Dmitry Zaks | Posted 05.09.2013 | World

Fighter jets screamed over Red Square and heavy tanks rumbled over its cobblestones Thursday as Russia flexed its military muscle on the anniversary o...

A Forgotten Battle's Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Though not often mentioned in the list of famous World War II battles in the Pacific, the Battle of Attu Island was indeed an important strategic victory for America and deserves to be remembered.

LOOK: Surprising WWII Find In Old Hatbox

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.08.2013 | Good News

An old hatbox containing about 250 World War II letters sat in Pamela Gilliland's closet, untouched for nearly 15 years. The Oklahoma woman bought the...

Today In History: Germany Surrenders To The Allies

Posted 05.07.2013 | World

On May 7, 1945, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II. General Alfred Jodl, represent...

Alleged Former Auschwitz Guard Arrested And Charged

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 05.06.2013 | World

BERLIN — A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations...

It's Not My Father's Republican Party Anymore

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
BJ Gallagher

Today, Dad calls himself "a former Republican." He didn't leave his political party -- his party left him.

Hungary Swastika Law Restricts Display Of Nazi, Communist Symbols

AP | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a modified plan to restrict the display of Nazi and communist symbols such as th...

Holocaust Survivor Shares Story With Students

The Greeley Tribune | Sherrie Peif | Posted 04.24.2013 | Denver

"The Allies are coming; the Allies are coming." The phrase was yelled out nearly 70 years ago but remains in Albert Garih's memory like it was yester...

Warsaw Marks 70th Anniversary Of Ghetto Uprising

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 04.19.2013 | World

WARSAW, Poland -- Sirens wailed and church bells tolled in Warsaw as largely Roman Catholic Poland paid homage Friday to the Jewish fighters who rose ...

What Hockey Teaches Us About Drones

Matthew Hoh | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics
Matthew Hoh

War and violence are fool's options. It is well past time Americans accept this truth and incorporate it not just into our policies and culture, but also into our national soul.

On Buchenwald Liberation Anniversary, Photos Recount Horrors Of Holocaust

Posted 04.15.2013 | World

On April 11, 1945, American troops liberated Buchenwald, one of the largest concentration camps established by the Nazis during the second World War. ...

Remains Of WWII Plane Unearthed

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 04.10.2013 | World

The remains of yet another plane flown during World War II have been uncovered in Italy. According to Discovery News, a group of amateur researche...

Holocaust Survivor Werner Reich on Magic, Laughter, and 'The Great Nivelli'

Sandi Bachom | Posted 04.10.2013 | World
Sandi Bachom

April 8 was Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). It is the solemn occasion of the 70th year marking the murder of six million Jews and the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. Survivors like Werner are the last eyewitnesses, they are our most precious resource.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembered By Survivor As 70th Anniversary Nears

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 04.07.2013 | World

JERUSALEM -- Two days before her comrades embarked on an uprising that came to symbolize Jewish resistance against the Nazis in World War II, 14-year-...

Vintage Photos Spotlight Bizarre Nazi Concept Weapon

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 04.04.2013 | Science

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what's the weirdest Nazi concept weapon of them all? The "sun gun." That seems to be the takeaway from a long-forgotte...

How To Make The Universe Take Your Order

Sandi Bachom | Posted 03.22.2013 | Fifty
Sandi Bachom

I'm not a Boomer, I'm a War Baby, born in October of 1944, the end of WWII. My generation survived everything, drugs, sex AND rock and roll. Hell, we invented them! We refuse to age; we will be dragged kicking and screaming into senility.

WWII POW Finally Receives Medals Earned Decades Before

AP | Posted 03.21.2013 | New York

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- An upstate New York man who spent 10 months as a prisoner of war during World War II has finally received medals he earned for his...

World War II Prisoner Of War Gets Medals Decades Later

AP | Posted 03.21.2013 | Politics

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- An upstate New York man who spent 10 months as a prisoner of war during World War II has finally received medals he earned for his...

Man Who Helped End Censorship Of WWII Photos Dies

AP | Posted 03.19.2013 | Politics

GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Connecticut man who helped get a groundbreaking photograph of dead American soldiers published during World War II, has died, hi...

Life and Death Decisions by Cells, Investigated Under Life-threatening Conditions During WWII

James A. Shapiro | Posted 05.14.2013 | Science
James A. Shapiro

How cells make these signal-influenced choices is a major focus of contemporary, 21st Century research. The truly heroic story of Rita Levi-Montalcini illustrates how dedicated and inspired scientists can address advanced questions in the most difficult of circumstances.

End Daylight Savings Time

Nathan Greenberg | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics
Nathan Greenberg

Daylight Savings Time is a considerable inconvenience for parents. Losing an hour of sleep on a Sunday morning -- even once a year -- is tough. Parents have to shift their schedules twice a year. What sort of sane person can explain changing clocks to a toddler?

Austria Remembers 'Darkest Time' In History

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 03.11.2013 | World

VIENNA -- In shockingly graphic detail at ceremonies marking Austria's annexation by Germany 75 years ago, the son of an anti-Nazi activist on Monday ...