Vienna Philharmonic revokes awards made during Nazi-era
The Vienna Philharmonic orchestra has recently revoked the awards it has given to six leading Nazis during Hitler’s rule. This move was in response to…
London’s Imperial War Museum schedules closure for refurbishment in 2014 gearing up for WWI Centenary
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London is scheduled to close its doors to the public this 2014. The museum is set to reopen after…
WWII and Holocaust are no joke: Committee protests against Kimmel’s anti-Polish ethnic putdowns
The Anti-Bigotry Committee of the Polish American Congress released an official letter in protest to the series of anti-Polish ethnic jokes which was used recently…
Filmmaker Klayman pays tribute to Soviet’s Night Witch in short film
Alison Klayman, one of the “20 Directors to Watch” by New York Times film critics, created “The Night Witch” to pay tribute to a World…
Who’s Bigger? Hitler outranks Churchill on Google’s most influential figures
Nelson Mandela, who recently passed away, is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of mankind. Evidently, people…
Rare WWII “disappearing pillbox” discovered at Evanton
A rare World War II pillbox that could “disappear” was discovered at what once was a former military airfield in the Highlands. The Pickett-Hamilton fort…
Longtime photojournalist Fred Waters dies at 86
Fred Waters was a longtime Associated Press photographer. Since 1952, he recorded historical events from the Korean and Vietnam wars to the construction of the…
Long-lost diary of top Nazi Alfred Rosenberg finally recovered and turned over to Holocaust museum
Alfred Rosenberg was a Nazi before Adolf Hitler became one. He later on served as the Nazi’s interim leader. He is also a known author…
1937 Battle of Shanghai, Japan’s Brutal Attack on China
In 1937, the first major clash of forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese National Republican Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War was…
WWII gravestones in Normandy restored for 70th Anniversary of D-Day landings
Preparations get underway as Normandy gears for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings. Officials say that part of the preparation is the restoration of thousands…
Berlin museum wants ancient gold tablet worth $10M back from family of Holocaust survivor
A tiny ancient tablet that was lost during the Second World War was finally returned to where an appeals court says it should belong. Originally,…