Today marks the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. NewsFeed takes a look at TIME’s June 12, 1944, issue for its earliest coverage of the massive military effort to liberate …
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How Nazi Scientists Tried to Create an Army of Talking Dogs
It’s further proof that Hitler was barking mad.
May Day: Both Hitler and bin Laden Announced Dead on May 1
Despite the jubilation (mostly) worldwide over the death of Osama bin Laden, the biggest enemy so far this century, it’s easy to forget the historic coincidence of the death of the biggest mass murderer of the previous century.
For Japan’s Oldest Survivors, the Ruined Landscape Is All Too Familiar
Japan’s survivors barely recognize the remnants of the towns that collapsed around them. But for the country’s oldest citizens, the ruined landscape is eerily familiar.
Would You Drop the Bomb? D.C. Madame Tussauds Exhibit Puts Kids on the Spot
Little Susie can sit in George Washington’s boat as he crosses the Delaware. Little Tommy can stand on a scale next to William Howard Taft, our portliest of commanders. And in the room with Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. …
A Hitler Holiday: Is the Nazi Sightseeing Tour Taking Things Too Far?
Two British historians are leading an eight-day luxury tour of Nazi and Third Reich sites in Germany.
Google Archive Brings Holocaust Memory Into the Digital Age
The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Israel has announced it will be partnering with Google to create an easily accessible archive of 130,000 World War II-era photos. (via The Telegraph)
Hitler, Fooled Into Failure: Did This Piece of Paper Defeat the Nazis?
A document has been published for the first time which proves that the Nazis were fooled by the Allies’ D-Day landing plans. (Via BBC)
Sargent Shriver, “The Maverick Inlaw,” Dead at 95
The American politician, activist and Kennedy brother-in-law Sargent Shriver died on January 18th in his homestate of Maryland; he was 95.
‘We Can Do It!’: Geraldine Doyle, WWII Poster Inspiration, Dies
She was the fresh-faced 17-year-old who helped inspire the American home-front during World War II. Geraldine Hoff Doyle died Sunday at 84.
Japanese PM: We Will Recover Iwo Jima’s Fallen
Naoto Kan became the second Japanese prime minister to visit the iconic World War II battlefield of Iwo Jima Tuesday. He came to pay his respects to the more than 21,000 Japanese soldiers who lost their lives on the Pacific …
History Fires Back: World War II Bullet Fires From Tree, Injures Couple
Police in Germany are saying that a surprise attack on an elderly couple came from an unlikely source–a tree log.