World War Two
Japan Finally Recognizes “Black Rain” Victims as Atomic Bomb Survivors
The case's 84 plaintiffs were exposed to radioactive black rain as babies or children. Now in their late 70s to 90s, they're finally recognized as A-bomb victims in a landmark ruling.
Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen just found a WWII aircraft carrier
The vessel took part in the first ever carrier-on-carrier battle.
A Bunch of People Got Naked and Slaughtered a Sheep at Auschwitz
They then chained themselves to the camp's front gate before authorities arrested them.
Liverpool and The Liberation Of Rome: Remembering Bob Paisley’s Italian Campaigns
When Liverpool won the 1977 European Cup final in Rome, Bob Paisley had been there before. That was just over 30 years previous, when he rode into the city on the back of a tank.
How The Paralympics Came To Be: Remembering The International Stoke Mandeville Games
Before the modern Paralympics, there were the International Stoke Mandeville Games. They were born out of a world at war, and changed perceptions of disability for good.
What It’s Like to Make Cheese on a Secret Swedish Military Base
An hour outside Gothenburg, Sofia and her mother Sivan’s cheese shop sits on a former secret air base, used by the Swedish air force to store jet fuel during World War Two.
Newly-Released Documents Describe 'Rampant' Cannibalism at Nazi Concentration Camps
The long-sealed testimonies also reveal the struggle of many who suffered to meet the strict criteria necessary to get compensation under an UK-Germany scheme for victims of Nazi persecution.
This Auschwitz Guard Has Just Gone on Trial Over the Murder of 170,000 People
Reinhold Hanning's trial in Germany is the first of four such cases, but could also be the last as all defendants are in their 90s. Hanning was 20 in 1942 when he started serving as a guard at Auschwitz.
Japan and South Korea Have Reached a Historic Deal on 'Comfort Women'
Japan has never apologized for forcing tens of thousands of women, many Korean, to work as sex slaves for its troops during World War II.
Two Guys Claim They've Found a Lost Nazi Train Filled with Treasure
Polish officials believe the men's claim is authentic and are taking the lead seriously, partially due to the fact that the men hired lawyers.
'History Is Harsh': Japan Isn't Saying Sorry for World War II
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945. He said his country inflicted "immeasurable damage and suffering," while making a veiled criticism of China.
Man Sets Himself On Fire at 'Comfort Women' Protest in South Korea
The elderly South Korean was hospitalized with third degree burns and breathing difficulties, after he set himself ablaze outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Wednesday.