World War II
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Love letters between WWII soldier, future wife found in Nashville home:
Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple’s courtship and marriage during World…
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The origins of the U.S.-Greenland military relationship
President Trump maintains that the U.S. needs Greenland for American and NATO security, but many defense experts point out that…
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History is revealing a truer picture of FDR, the president whose failures still plague us today
As the only president elected to four terms and who saw the country through two of its greatest cataclysms —…
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U.S. soldier who earned WWII Medal of Honor accounted for more than 80 years after being killed
A U.S. soldier who went missing during World War II has been accounted for more than eight decades after he…
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WWII vet may be final man alive who witnessed Japan’s surrender
John Lauritsen reports on Del Thielke, thought to be the last person alive who was present on the USS Missouri…
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A Maryland mom discovers her family’s place in history — as Pearl Harbor spies
Like most Americans, Christine Kuehn always mourned the tragedy at Pearl Harbor, haunted by the some 2,400 souls who perished…
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“Family of Spies”: Christine Kuehn discovers her grandfather’s Nazi past
Christine Kuehn and her husband, Mark, kept what they were learning hidden in a basement closet until she finally decided…
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Almanac: December 7
Almanac: December 7 – CBS News Watch CBS News “Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.
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Charles Shay, D-Day veteran who saved lives on Omaha Beach as a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic, dies at 101
Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach…
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Father and son’s metal detecting trip uncovers historic artillery cache in Czech forest
A father and son recently stumbled across a massive cache of old artillery shells in Czech forest — triggering a two-day operation…
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