WWII PT305 To Be Restored In New Orleans
The boat was built at Higgins Industries in 1943 and measures 78 feet. According to Bruce Harris, director of the restoration, the boat was acquired…
Did the Nazis steal the Mona Lisa?
Over a century ago, Vincenzo Peruggia, an amateur Italian painter became responsible for the most famous act of theft. In 1911, Peruggia succeeded in stealing…
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…
Glider Infantryman Survived Operation Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge
Carlson, the youngest of four children, grew up in Garwood, N.J. where he lived with his Swedish immigrant parents. Before the start of the war,…
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…
British Graves Found In Shanghai
Many historical artifacts have been destroyed during China’s Cultural Revolution including foreign graves. Recently, the family of a Royal Ulster Riflemen discovered the man’s grave…
The Tiger is Back!
The Tank Museum’s Tiger 131 is home once again, after stealing the show on the set of Brad Pitt’s upcoming war film. The internationally renowned…
Wreaths Across America Pays Tribute to WWII Vets
On Wednesday, the organisation was greeted by over 800 young students at their school in Middletown, N.J. The children, waving American flags, attended the wreath…
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Visits Nagasaki Memorial
The Ambassador laid a wreath at the Nagasaki memorial, paying tribute to those who died in the terrible massacre of the Second World War. The…
Vets Recall Christmas Time During Battle Of The Bulge
On Christmas Day 1944, Gus Epple was driving an Army Jeep through the traffic jam leading to the German lines. The 19-year-old suffered of dysentery,…