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Photo: Alabama Student Reprimanded by School for Complaining about Students Doing Nazi Salute in Class Alabama Student Reprimanded by School for Complaining about Students Doing Nazi Salute in Class
WIAT-TV - Thu Feb 10, 2022
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama - After a picture and video surfaced online of a Mountain Brook history teacher and students appearing to do a Nazi salute in class, CBS 42 sat down with a Jewish student who witnessed it all happen. More»

Photo: Pandemic helped cause biggest drop in US life expectancy since WWII, study finds Pandemic helped cause biggest drop in US life expectancy since WWII, study finds
ABC News - Thu Jun 24, 2021
A new study estimates that life expectancy in the United States decreased by nearly two years from 2018 to 2020, primarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the largest drop since World War II. More»

Photo: Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific
Associated Press - Tue Apr 27, 2021
SAN DIEGO, California - Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected. More»

Photo: WW2 Bomb Exploded in Exeter, Devon WW2 Bomb Exploded in Exeter, Devon
BBC - Sun Feb 28, 2021
People who live within 330ft (100m) of a World War Two bomb found in Exeter will not be allowed home on Sunday. More»

Photo: Trump: Americans Who Died In War Are ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’ Trump: Americans Who Died In War Are ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’
The Atlantic - Thu Sep 3, 2020
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic. More»

Photo: Dame Vera Lynn, Britain's wartime sweetheart died today aged 103 Dame Vera Lynn, Britain's wartime sweetheart died today aged 103
Daily Mail - Thu Jun 18, 2020
The Queen will today send a private message of condolence to the family of Dame Vera Lynn who has died aged 103 as Prince Charles and Boris Johnson led public tributes to the Forces' Sweetheart. More»

Photo: The Dreadful History of Children in Concentration Camps The Dreadful History of Children in Concentration Camps
The Conversation - Wed Jun 20, 2018
Children and family have been central to the institution of the concentration camp from its beginnings 120 years ago. More»

Photo: How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
The Guardian - Mon Jul 20, 2015
Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. More»

Photo: My father was an "atomic vet" My father was an "atomic vet"
Val Willingham - CNN Medical Producer - Fri Nov 18, 2011
Three weeks ago, my father, Alexander Wadas, died from stage 4 lung cancer. More»

Secret Papers Detail U.S. Aid for Ex-Nazis
New York Times - Fri Nov 12, 2010
WASHINGTON - A secret history of the United States government's Nazi-hunting operation concludes that American intelligence officials created a "safe haven" in the United States for Nazis and their collaborators after World War II, and it details decades of clashes, often hidden, with other nations over war criminals here and abroad. More»

Photo: Crow Chief Receives Medal of Freedom Crow Chief Receives Medal of Freedom
Associated Press - Wed Aug 12, 2009
WASHINGTON - A 95-year-old Crow Indian who went into battle wearing war paint under his World War II uniform has been awarded the nation's highest civilian honor. More»


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