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USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
How Hello Kitty helped post-WWII Japan conquer the world
Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...
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Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park & Pentagon Code Breaker
On 31 March of this year we had to bid farewell to Charlotte Elizabeth “Betty” Webb (née Vine-Stevens) at the age of 101. She ...
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Every HBO and Max Show on Netflix & When They’ll Leave
Your updated complete guide to HBO and Max on Netflix globally but be warned - many begin leaving in Summer 2025.
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‘Secret Warriors‘ sheds light on Japanese American involvement in WWII
Rick Shiomi’s new play “Secret Warriors,” now running at the History Theatre in St. Paul, explores the overlooked ...
J. The Jewish News of Northern California1d
From L.A. to NYC, can Israeli bourekas enter the American fast-food mainstream?
Israeli immigrants have opened three shops devoted to their favorite street food, bourekas, including Bo.Re.Kas. in L.A.
Japanese community reacts to Trump's using Alien Enemies Act, last used in WWII
The Japanese American Museum of San Jose was built to educate and preserve the memory of a dark time in American history.
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‘Secret Warriors’ brings to light work of Japanese-American soldiers during WWII
The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.
The Street Journal1d
British WWII code-breaker ‘Betty’ Webb dies aged 101
One of the United Kingdom's oldest surviving World War II code-breakers has passed away at the age of 101, the Women's Royal Army Corps Association (WRAC) reported on Tuesday. Charlotte "Betty" Webb ...
Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101
Sworn to secrecy about the goings-on at Britain’s storied World War II decryption operation, she only later recounted the ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...