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World Wars & Depression (1914–1945)
WWI, the New Deal, WWII homefront & battlefield, and global power.
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Wurtulla Beach woke up to a blast from 1945!
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (336+ words) 2ST Wurtulla Beach woke up to a blast from 1945! A World War II artillery shell found on a Sunshine Coast beach has been destroyed in a controlled blast that woke nearby residents before dawn. Queensland Police attended and held the site…...
Looking back at M’sia through our grandparents’ eyes
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (300+ words) “And that got me thinking: if my own maternal grandfather could create an archive like this, I wondered what other Malaysian grandparents might have been keeping all these years,” Sonia, 24, told FMT Lifestyle. Sonia is a qualified Malaysian historian and…...
5 Of The Highest-Flying Combat Aircraft Of WWII
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (780+ words) SlashGear 5 Of The Highest-Flying Combat Aircraft Of WWII Looking back at World War II, many different aircraft flew the unfriendly skies. With all kinds of fighters, attack aircraft, interceptors, bombers, and more, the Axis and Allied powers produced thousands of…...
World War II veteran celebrated on his 104th birthday in Santa Rosa
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (56+ words) KION Central Coast The Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa celebrated a true American hero on Thursday. World War II veteran Paul Belanger turned 104 years old. Jump to comments ↓ KION 46 is committed to providing a forum for civil and…...
250kg Second World War-era bomb found in Budapest’s agglomeration
19+ hour, 36+ min ago (258+ words) A 250-kilogram German bomb from the Second World War has been discovered at a construction site in Vecsés, just outside Budapest, alongside a smaller 50-kilogram bomb. The explosives were found recently on the outskirts of Vecsés, in Pest County, after…...
A destroyer that survived Utah Beach and a kamikaze bomb turned in front of an aircraft carrier at 24 knots off Newfoundland in 1952, after her executive officer said the turn would hit it, and was cut in half, killing 176, while the carrier was back at sea in 10 days
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (943+ words) USS Hobson’s executive officer objected that the maneuver would put her on a collision course with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp, lost the argument, and stormed off the bridge. A fogged pelorus, a dead surface radar on Wasp and a…...
The Handley Page Victor: Nuclear Bomber Turned Tanker
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (567+ words) by Connor Kerr | Jul 2, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments The wing also housed the four engines buried deep in the roots, giving the Victor an unusually clean and elegant profile. With its high T-tail and sleek fuselage, the Victor was…...
World War II troops get patriotic sendoff at Boyertown train
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (657+ words) The Gen. Carl Spaatz National USAAF Museum and the Colebrookdale Railroad once again partnered to re-create a World War II era troop sendoff in Boyertown. This is the fifth time the museum and the railroad joined for the Troop Train…...
U.S. shipwreck, laden with World War II munitions, is a time bomb near London
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (116+ words) washingtonpost.com A salvage crew has been working to stabilize the SS Richard Montgomery, which sank a few months after D-Day in 1944, with 1,500 tons of explosives in her holds. SHEERNESS, England — In the mouth of the River Thames, just downstream…...
Vandalised memorial will stand proud again
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (262+ words) THE damaged stone digger at Ebbw Vale War Memorial is expected to be removed this week for restoration after Ipswich councillors spoke of the distress caused by the vandalism of one of the city’s places of remembrance. Ipswich City Council…...