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AP WAS THERE: Journalists chronicled the Nazi surrenders and end of World War II in Europe
When Allied forces brought World War II in Europe and the Holocaust to an end 80 years ago this week, AP reporters and ...
How did World War II end – and why do Europe and the US recognise different dates?
This week marks 80 years since Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies, bringing the Second World War to an end in ...
106-year-old World War II veteran receives special honor in Manatee County
Former platoon sergeant John Skeen was awarded the Knight of the Legion to celebrate 80 years since the Allied forces ...
‘The Last Good War?’: Poll shows Americans have conflicted views of World War II
With fears of a new world war ascendant, the lessons of World War II continue to resonate, though there is less agreement ...
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We Are Still Fighting World War II
World War II certainly brought the strands of world history together, with its global reach and its acceleration of the end ...
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These Irreplaceable Yiddish Artifacts Would Have Been Lost to History If They Weren't Evacuated to New York During World War II
One Tuesday evening in the spring of 1925, some 30 Jewish scholars and activists met in the Eastern European city of Vilna to ...
World War II and Trump's declaration: What it was like in Palm Beach County during war
When World War II came to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, it wasn’t in the form of grainy newsreel footage from the ...
Suburban World War II veteran reflects on memories ahead of Victory in Europe Day
Bruce Johnson was barely out of Highland Park High School when he was drafted to fight in World War II. He and the rest of ...