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‘Nuts!’ US Troops Thwarted Hitler’s Last Gamble 75 Years Ago

December 13, 2019

BASTOGNE, Belgium — Pvt. Arthur Jacobson was seeking cover in the snow behind a tank moving slowly through the wooded hills of Belgium's Ardennes, German bullets whizzing by. That was when he lost his best friend and Bazooka team partner to sniper fire. “Th...

World War II ‘Screaming Eagle’ Veteran Henry Ochsner Dies at 96

AP News

September 9, 2019

CALIFORNIA CITY — World War II veteran Henry Ochsner, who landed on the beach at Normandy on D-Day and later received the French government's highest honor for his service, has died. He was 96. As part of th...

Queen, World Leaders Honor Veterans on D-Day Anniversary

AP News

June 5, 2019

PORTSMOUTH, England — Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday on the south coast of England to honor the troops who risked and sacrificed their lives 75 yea...

Photo of headstones at the Colleville American military cemetery

Some ‘Holding Our Breath’ With Trump as D-Day Ceremony Nears

AP News

May 31, 2019

NEW YORK — World leaders will gather in solemn assembly next week above the sandy beaches of Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of the world-changing D-Day invasion of France. It's typically a heartfelt tribute to alliance and sacrifice and a unified vow fo...

D-Day’s 75th Anniversary Renews Interest in Some Classrooms

AP News

May 28, 2019

CARY, N.C. — Kasey Turcol has just 75 minutes to explain to her high school students the importance of D-Day — and if this wasn't the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II, she wouldn't devote t...

D-Day Veterans Revisit Normandy, Recall Horror and Triumph

AP News

May 23, 2019

Planes spread out across the sky, nearly wingtip to wingtip. A sniper's bullet whizzing by the ear. Squeezing a dying soldier's hand, so he knew he was not alone. Across three quarters of a century, the old ...

A Quiz on D-Day and World War II

InsideSources.com

June 4, 2018

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. What followed is considered by some the most significant military invasion of all time. Known as D-Day, the battles that ensued secured a beachhead, making it possible for the Allied forces t...

A Quiz on D-Day and World War II

InsideSources.com

May 31, 2018

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‘Lean on Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ Singer Bill Withers Dies at 81

Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, Dies at 74

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Former Senate Staffer Accuses Joe Biden of Sexual Assault

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Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

‘Nuts!’ US Troops Thwarted Hitler’s Last Gamble 75 Years Ago

World War II ‘Screaming Eagle’ Veteran Henry Ochsner Dies at 96

Queen, World Leaders Honor Veterans on D-Day Anniversary

Some ‘Holding Our Breath’ With Trump as D-Day Ceremony Nears

D-Day’s 75th Anniversary Renews Interest in Some Classrooms

D-Day Veterans Revisit Normandy, Recall Horror and Triumph

A Quiz on D-Day and World War II

A Quiz on D-Day and World War II

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