Dog Received WWII-Era Medal for Urinating on and Defusing Bomb?
A Great Dane named Juliana received a medal during World War II for defusing a bomb by urinating on it. A Great Dane named ...
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Sailor who survived 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in battleship’s belly dies at age 103
William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a ...
Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...
Brazilian navy confirms location of World War II shipwreck
After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...
Former Oak Park teacher's book tells story of Nazi who hid in plain sight as school custodian for nearly 30 years
Author and history teacher Michael Soffer's first book, "Our Nazi: An American Suburb's Encounter With Evil" is a story about truth and deception, deep wounds and strongly-held beliefs.