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Marketing tech
fromtime.com
1 month ago

TIME Studios and TARGO Unveil Groundbreaking Immersive Documentary D-Day: The Camera Soldier for Apple Vision Pro, Marking WWII's 80th Anniversary

TIME Studios and TARGO release a mixed-reality documentary, D-Day: The Camera Soldier, to commemorate WWII's 80th anniversary through immersive storytelling.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

10 American inventions that helped win D-Day

American inventions played a crucial role in the Normandy campaign during WWII, enabling successful D-Day landings.
Marketing tech
fromtime.com
1 month ago

TIME Studios and TARGO Unveil Groundbreaking Immersive Documentary D-Day: The Camera Soldier for Apple Vision Pro, Marking WWII's 80th Anniversary

TIME Studios and TARGO release a mixed-reality documentary, D-Day: The Camera Soldier, to commemorate WWII's 80th anniversary through immersive storytelling.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

10 American inventions that helped win D-Day

American inventions played a crucial role in the Normandy campaign during WWII, enabling successful D-Day landings.
#veteran
fromTasting Table
1 day ago

This Vintage Canadian Wartime Cake Has No Eggs, Butter, Or Milk - Tasting Table

In the book "How to Eat Well Though Rationed: Wartime Canning and Cooking Book," a curious-sounding recipe called the "Eggless, Butterless, Milkless Cake" can be found in the desserts section. This cake featured none of the essential baking staples, utilizing whatever ingredients were available to Canadians during wartime.
Miscellaneous
#hitler
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Genocide or tragedy? Ukraine, Poland at odds over Volyn massacre of 1943

Nadiya recalled being hidden in a haystack during the 1943 assault by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which slaughtered many ethnic Poles and raped women.
History
fromianVisits
3 days ago

North London's WWII museum gets funding boost ahead of opening next year

A new World War II museum, Trent Park House, received a £250,000 grant to support a community outreach program that includes integrating local history into the curriculum.
Renovation
#history
London food
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

London tunnels that inspired James Bond creator will become spy museum

The Kingsway Exchange tunnels are being revitalized for a military intelligence museum highlighting their historical significance.
London food
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

London tunnels that inspired James Bond creator will become spy museum

The Kingsway Exchange tunnels are being revitalized for a military intelligence museum highlighting their historical significance.
#pompeii
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

I toured the only remaining German submarine captured by the US during World War II. Take a look inside.

The submarine U-505 served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy ships before being captured by the US Navy on June 4, 1944.
Chicago
#1940s
fromAol
1 week ago
History

24 Vintage Photos That Perfectly Capture the Early to the Mid-1940s

fromAol
1 week ago
History

24 Vintage Photos That Perfectly Capture the Early to the Mid-1940s

fromAol
1 week ago
History

24 Vintage Photos That Perfectly Capture the Early to the Mid-1940s

fromAol
1 week ago
History

24 Vintage Photos That Perfectly Capture the Early to the Mid-1940s

fromMail Online
1 week ago

Revealed: The haunting truth behind the 'Battle of Los Angeles'

"The combined number of guns within LA could place 48 flak shells into the sky every minute, creating a perilous curtain of fire for any would-be bombers to penetrate."
History
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
1 week ago

The Hornchurch park that was once 'famous' after a near-miss Spitfire crash

Hylands Park, originally agricultural land, transitioned to a trotting track in 1925 despite local council opposition, eventually becoming council-owned by 1927 due to declining popularity.
Agriculture
#civil-rights
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
1 week ago

Hornchurch exhibition explores the role of women in the Second World War

The true story of the role women played in the Second World War is being told in a two-day exhibition at the site of the wartime RAF airbase in Hornchurch.
Women
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

How Joseph Kurihara Lost His Faith in America

Joseph Kurihara observed the unsettling scene on Terminal Island as furniture amassed in the street due to a rapid evacuation order, leaving behind a devastated community.
US politics
#japanese-american-history
fromSFGATE
1 week ago
History

A Bay Area mall's little-known history of Japanese American incarceration

fromSFGATE
1 week ago
History

A Bay Area mall's little-known history of Japanese American incarceration

#candy-history
fromTasting Table
1 week ago
Food & drink

There's A Reason Hershey's Famous Chocolate Kisses Are Packaged In That Iconic Foil - Tasting Table

fromTasting Table
2 weeks ago
Food & drink

How World War II Popularized One Of The Most Popular Chocolate Brands In The World Today - Tasting Table

fromTasting Table
1 week ago
Food & drink

There's A Reason Hershey's Famous Chocolate Kisses Are Packaged In That Iconic Foil - Tasting Table

fromTasting Table
2 weeks ago
Food & drink

How World War II Popularized One Of The Most Popular Chocolate Brands In The World Today - Tasting Table

fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Lots of Us Forget How Bad Life Was Before Vaccines. I Have a Theory About That.

"Pat Lochridge was the only female journalist to cover both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of World War II. She interviewed Hermann Göring twice, climbed to Hitler's redoubt at Eagle's Nest in snow up to her waist, and was the first woman reporter to participate in a landing-at Iwo Jima."
History
fromOpen Culture
2 weeks ago

Igor Stravinsky's "Illegal" Arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner" (1944)

Stravinsky emigrated to the United States in 1939, settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and delivered the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard during the 1939-40 academic year.
New York City
#holocaust
Germany news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Berlin exhibition shows how Europe reckoned with Nazi crimes after World War II

Exhibitions were organized in Europe after WWII to document and confront Nazi crimes, helping communities process trauma.
fromtime.com
1 month ago
Germany news

How an Auschwitz Prisoner Saved the Lives of Twins Targeted for Nazi Medical Experiments

Germany news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Berlin exhibition shows how Europe reckoned with Nazi crimes after World War II

Exhibitions were organized in Europe after WWII to document and confront Nazi crimes, helping communities process trauma.
fromtime.com
1 month ago
Germany news

How an Auschwitz Prisoner Saved the Lives of Twins Targeted for Nazi Medical Experiments

#hiroshima
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Curzio Malaparte's Shock Tactics

Gobetti, twenty-four and hailed as the most brilliant liberal writer of his generation, hoped to prevent Malaparte, then twenty-seven, from throwing all his talent behind the Fascist cause. "Don't you understand that you're wasting time, that the Fascists are playing you, that in the party you're a fifth-class man, that your writings for the past year haven't been worth a damn?" he wrote. Gobetti died the next year, from injuries inflicted by Black Shirts.
Writing
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Shipyard tales celebrated 20th century Black migrant lives of success and sacrifice - 48 hills

Once the war ended, he was one of the first African American men to integrate the union and work on the skyscrapers downtown.
San Francisco
#lgbtq-history
SF LGBT
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Catherine Duleep Singh: The Nazi-defying Indian royal DW 06/02/2025

Princess Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh quietly resisted Nazi Germany while living openly with a female partner, challenging societal norms long before LGBTQ+ rights were recognized.
SF LGBT
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Catherine Duleep Singh: The Nazi-defying Indian royal DW 06/02/2025

Princess Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh quietly resisted Nazi Germany while living openly with a female partner, challenging societal norms long before LGBTQ+ rights were recognized.
fromianVisits
3 weeks ago

HMS Wellington reopens to the public following restoration works

"A visit to HMS Wellington gives people a chance to step into our rich maritime history. Our new immersive VR experience is designed to engage visitors with HMS WELLINGTON's extraordinary wartime stories."
London music
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

Senegalese man files complaint against France over father's WWII killing

"They need to tell us where his remains are," he said.
France politics
fromtime.com
3 weeks ago

What It's Like to Make a Show About Your Fascist Great-Grandfather

Matthew Mosley, the great-grandson of famed fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley, is using his platform to explore his family's controversial history in the new drama Outrageous.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

From Hilde, With Love review anti-Nazi activist's heartwrenching true story

Liv Lisa Fries delivers a stellar performance as Hilde Coppi in a poignant story of love and resistance against the Nazi regime, showcasing strength and sacrifice.
Germany news
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Curtain Calls: Gender roles flip in Masquers' production of Into the Breeches'

Brant masterfully crafts a hilarious 'play within a play' scenario, where women step into men's roles, showcasing the resourcefulness and determination of women in 1942.
SF LGBT
#military-history
#germany
Germany news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

German Chancellor Objects When Trump Cracks That Nazi Defeat Was Not a Great Day' for Germany

Chancellor Merz emphasized D-Day as a liberating moment for Germany, countering Trump's view of its significance.
Germany news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Trump Brings Up Germany's Nazi Past to Chancellor's Face When Asked About Defense Spending

Trump acknowledges Germany's increased defense spending, while also referencing historical sensitivities regarding Germany's military past.
Germany news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

German Chancellor Objects When Trump Cracks That Nazi Defeat Was Not a Great Day' for Germany

Chancellor Merz emphasized D-Day as a liberating moment for Germany, countering Trump's view of its significance.
Germany news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Trump Brings Up Germany's Nazi Past to Chancellor's Face When Asked About Defense Spending

Trump acknowledges Germany's increased defense spending, while also referencing historical sensitivities regarding Germany's military past.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

This French Senator Has Become Trump's European Nemesis

Claude Malhuret, a retired physician and former mayor of Vichy, criticizes President Trump, likening him to historical tyrants amid discussions of France’s wartime past.
France politics
#okinawa
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

How The Hershey's Tropical Chocolate Bar Got American Troops Through WW2 In The Pacific - Tasting Table

The Hershey’s Tropical Chocolate Bar was designed to withstand high temperatures, providing soldiers a treat that wouldn't melt in hot environments during World War II.
Food & drink
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I'm 92 and still live independently. I make sure to stay active, and I don't eat a lot of red meat.

"I built my home with my husband, Bruce, in 1956. Now that I’m 92 years old, I still live independently. I hope I croak it here."
Everyday cooking
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann review the author's best work yet

Georg Wilhelm Pabst's wartime detention hindered his career significantly, showcasing the impact of political turmoil on art and artists.
#celebration
fromianVisits
1 month ago

Visiting St Leonards Church, Iver

The church, constructed around 1839, has seen many changes throughout its history, evolving from a school into a church that caters to a growing congregation.
London politics
#cologne
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany updates: Chancellor Merz on first trip to Washington DW 06/04/2025

Cologne faces one of the largest evacuations in postwar history due to the discovery of WWII bombs.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Cologne sees largest evacuation for bomb defusal since 1945

Cologne has launched its largest WWII bomb evacuation since 1945, affecting over 20,000 residents in preparation for a defusal operation.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany updates: Chancellor Merz on first trip to Washington DW 06/04/2025

Cologne faces one of the largest evacuations in postwar history due to the discovery of WWII bombs.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Cologne sees largest evacuation for bomb defusal since 1945

Cologne has launched its largest WWII bomb evacuation since 1945, affecting over 20,000 residents in preparation for a defusal operation.
#historical-events
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
NYC music

Today in History: June 4, the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Tiananmen Square protests were violently crushed by Chinese troops in 1989.
The U.S. declared war for the first time against Britain in 1812.
The 19th Amendment was approved by Congress, advancing women's voting rights.
The Dunkirk evacuation demonstrated significant military strategy during WWII.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Germany news

Patrick McGarty: The night Nazi blitz of Dublin's North Strand killed 28

The bombing of Dublin by German planes highlighted the global horrors of war, despite claims of it being a mistake.
NYC music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Today in History: June 4, the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Tiananmen Square protests were violently crushed by Chinese troops in 1989.
The U.S. declared war for the first time against Britain in 1812.
The 19th Amendment was approved by Congress, advancing women's voting rights.
The Dunkirk evacuation demonstrated significant military strategy during WWII.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

Berkeley WWII veteran, 99, helped liberate Nazi concentration camp. Now he warns of fascism in U.S.

George Leitmann, a distinguished professor of engineering at UC Berkeley, passed away just before his 100th birthday, leaving behind a legacy of innovation and resilience.
Germany news
#nazi-germany
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago
US news

Persecuting Foreign-Born Scientists Will Guarantee America Falls Behind Economically And Militarily - Above the Law

fromAbove the Law
2 months ago
US news

Persecuting Foreign-Born Scientists Will Guarantee America Falls Behind Economically And Militarily - Above the Law

Germany news
fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Wim Wenders' New Short Film Reminds Europe of the Lessons of World War II

Wim Wenders, turning 80, continues to create impactful films, including 'Perfect Days' and the short 'The Keys to Freedom,' reflecting on history.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

How the Nazis' top interrogator was hired to work on Disney theme parks

Hanns-Joachim Scharff, an artist and Nazi interrogator, is a paradoxical figure studied for his interrogation techniques even today.
Arts
Media industry
fromCreative Bloq
1 month ago

7 questions every immersive creator should ask, according to the team behind Apple Vision Pro's latest film

Immersive documentaries can enhance historical storytelling through innovative technology and techniques.
#culinary-history
Germany news
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

Berkeley WWII veteran, 99, helped liberate Nazi concentration camp. Now he warns of fascism in U.S.

George Leitmann's wartime experiences in Germany deeply impacted him, particularly witnessing the horrific execution of children by the Waffen SS.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Hitler's food tasters inspire new film DW 05/27/2025

Even amid food scarcity, the women's obligation to sample meals for poison reflects their lives in constant fear, illustrating how oppression permeated daily existence during WWII.
Germany news
#jewish-history
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago
France news

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in WWII, risked her life gathering intelligence for the Allies, earning her France's highest military honors later in life.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
Germany news

Dutch synagogues filled with life 80 years after WWII DW 05/21/2025

The article highlights the resilience of the Jewish community in Amsterdam post-World War II, focusing on their synagogues and heritage.
France news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany, dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in WWII, risked her life gathering intelligence for the Allies, earning her France's highest military honors later in life.
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Preorder Studio Ghibli's Grave Of The Fireflies Steelbook Edition For Only $22

Grave of the Fireflies is a dark journey centered around war orphans Seita and Setsuko, showcasing their struggles for survival during WWII in Japan.
Independent films
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