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Why On Earth Are These Companies Using Hitler To Sell Their Products?
A Turkish shampoo commercial has provoked (understandable) outrage after using Adolf Hitler as its spokesman. The 13-second spot for Biomen shampoo uses archival footage of Hitler at a rally, dubbing...
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Frankfurt Just Became The First Major German City To Elect A Jewish Mayor...
Frankfurt has elected a Jewish mayor, marking the first time since the Nazi era began in 1933 that a major German city will be led by a Jew, Die Welt reports. Social Democrat (SPD) Peter Feldmann, 53,...
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These American Veterans Didn't Realize They'd Found Albums Cataloging Nazi Loot
A Dallas-based foundation has handed two albums belonging to Adolf Hitler, which catalog art and furniture stolen by the Nazis during World War II, to the National Archives. The albums were given to...
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The Incredible Story Of Alan Turing, Who Helped Beat The Nazis But Was Then...
World War II had many heroes whose names everyone knows: Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, and Douglas MacArthur are only a few. But those who worked behind the scenes are less known, often...
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School Notebooks With Stalin On The Cover Are Selling Like Hotcakes In Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — School notebooks with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on the cover are causing controversy in Russia. One of Moscow's largest bookshop said it is running out of the notebooks because they...
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One Of The Greatest Heroes Of The French Resistance Died Yesterday
Raymond Aubrac, one of the greatest leaders of the French resistance, passed away yesterday evening, the BBC reports. His story is certainly worth remembering. An engineer by training, Aubrac was born...
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Kyrgyzstan's 'Eternal Flame' War Memorial Was Turned Off Because Of Unpaid Bills
Kyrgyzstan’s “Eternal Flame” isn't really eternal. The light was turned off by Kyrgyzgas on Wednesday over an outstanding bill of $9,400, the AP reports. “Eternal Light in the capital of Kyrgyzstan is...
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These Are The World War II US Casualties You Had No Idea Existed
In November 1944, fifty years before Predator drones swept on the scene, the Japanese military devised a low-tech method of dropping bombs on foreign soil that didn’t require pilots. All it took was...
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For Just A Few Thousand Dollars You Could Own These Incredibly Embarrassing...
Connecticut-based Alexander Historical Auctions has a number of Nazi-related documents up for auction this week, including two that go into horribly graphic detail about the physical health of Nazi...
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Tour The Top-Secret Town Where Atomic Bomb Parts Were Made During World War II
In 1942, the U.S. government snapped up more than 60,000 acres of land in eastern Tennessee as part of the Manhattan Project. The area, called Oak Ridge, was already home to about 3,000 people. But...
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A 1937 Detailed Prediction Of Hitler's Strategy In Eastern Europe
Two years before the Nazi invasion of Poland, an Atlantic author made country-by-country predictions about Germany's eastward expansion. In 1937, Hitler's military intentions were becoming...
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The Incredible Story Of How The Hindenburg Disaster Ended The Era Of The...
75 years ago, on May 6th 1937, Nazi Germany's prized LZ-129 Hindenburg airship crashed and burned in Lakehurst, New Jersey, creating the iconic photo to the right. The disaster had many ramifications,...
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When The US Actually Tried Austerity, It Worked
Now, we all all know “austerity” from deep spending cuts (not the tax hikes, of course) is killing Europe’s economy and would do the same here in America, right? Well, here’s a story about austerity...
View ArticleIn 1940, Hitler Thought America Was Just "Beauty Queens, Millionaires, Stupid...
"WHAT is America but beauty queens, millionaires, stupid records and Hollywood?" asked Adolf Hitler in 1940. With hindsight, this ranks as just about the most foolish rhetorical question posed during...
View ArticleCheck Out This Crazy Chinese Commercial That Compares A Soccer Tournament To...
The three-minute animated short on Euro 2012, the soccer tournament between European nations in Poland and Ukraine next month, was produced by China's Now TV. It features Chinese soccer players in the...
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The Irish Government Has Apologized To Irish Soldiers Who Deserted During...
THE MINISTER FOR Defence Alan Shatter is to introduce legislation this year which will formally provide an amnesty to Irish citizens who absented themselves from duty with the Defence Forces to fight...
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19 Incredible British Propaganda Posters From World War Two
Within the last few years, the World War II British propaganda poster "Keep calm and carry on" has become ubiquitous around the World. What many people don't know is that the poster only saw limited...
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Amazing Color Photos Of America Preparing For World War II
Seventy years ago the U.S. was transitioning from an epic financial crisis — one that brought high unemployment, plunging farm profits and lost opportunities — to one of the world's deadliest and most...
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Record Haul Of Silver Bullion Recovered From WWII Shipwreck
A record 48-ton haul of silver bullion has been recovered from a World War II shipwreck off the coast of Ireland. The treasure, worth 1.4 million troy ounces of silver, was found on the wreckage three...
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This Is How One Air Force Pilot Helped Beat Hitler — Twice
His chunky 5-foot-8 frame gave no hint of the giddyup in his short strides, but it was said of Foy Draper that he could run a hole through the wind. His speed led to Gold, when he helped run a hole...
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