World War II
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Women codebreakers knew some of the biggest secrets of WWII — including plans for the D-Day invasion. But most took their stories to the grave.
Before 150,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy for the military operation that would later be known as D-Day, ...
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D-Day landing in Normandy captured in grandmother’s diary
Scribbled in French shorthand, Louise Hamel’s diary still captures the power of the moment ‘It was very intense’: Vets travel ...
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Biden meets U.S. WWII veterans as he and allies mark 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
President Biden and key U.S. allies were in Normandy Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S.-led allied forces’ ...
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Here’s how the invasion unfolded.
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious military assault ...
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Parachute jump from WWII-era planes kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Parachutists hurled themselves from World War II-era planes into the now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, kicking off ...
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On this Memorial Day weekend, a civic prayer for the living and the dead • Colorado Newsline
This commentary originally appeared in the Kansas Reflector. By the Sunday before Memorial Day my father would already have the ...
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ORNL unlocks promethium properties with rare radioactive element study
Oak Ridge National Laboratory director Stephen Streiffer looks ahead Stephen Streiffer, who became director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in ...
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Meet the wealthy art collectors with galleries in their homes
Real estate entrepreneur Grant Cardone, who has a gallery in his Miami home, said collecting art gives him more fulfillment ...
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Legendary U.S. World War II submarine located 3,000 feet underwater off the Philippines
The final resting place of an iconic U.S. Navy submarine that was sunk 80 years ago during World War II ...