World War II

The actor and singer died during the night Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills.
The report confirmed fears of contamination at the elementary school, which is located near where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II.
Record-high temperatures across Europe have exacerbated regional droughts so heavily that dozens of German warships from World War II resurfaced in Serbia.
She was 18 when she was arrested in 1942 for her association with the Polish resistance in Krakow.
Freeman parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought in Operation Market-Garden and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.
His heroics under fire over several crucial hours at the Battle of Iwo Jima made him a legend in his native West Virginia.
The man, only publicly identified as Josef S., was convicted of more than 3,500 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday.
The cake was meant to replace the one baked by Meri Mion's mom that was eaten by hungry American soldiers in the waning days of World War II.
A group of Dutch historians has published an in-depth criticism of the work and conclusion of a cold case team.
Evidence suggests a prominent Jewish notary may have disclosed the secret hiding place of the Frank family to German occupiers to save his own family from Nazi concentration camps.