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Chinese Actor Playing Japanese Soldier Dies 200 Times A Year
For one Chinese TV extra, playing with the enemy has proved the secret of his success -- one that requires him to die as often as eight times a day.Shi Zhongpeng, 26, works at the Hengdian film studio...
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'Shocking' Holocaust Study Claims Nazis Killed Up To 20 Million People
The Nazi Holocaust may have claimed up to 20 million lives, a figure far greater than previous estimates, new research has revealed.The millions disappeared into a Nazi imprisonment and killing machine...
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These Armored Trains Played A Vital Role In Both World Wars
Trains may not seem too impressive in the 21st century, when they play a small role in transporting Americans and are used in Europe and Asia for high-speed, comfortable travel.But in the last century,...
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Man Who Carried Famous Flag From Pearl Harbor To Iwo Jima Dies At 90
Like many World War II veterans, after he returned home, Alan Wood didn't talk much about his role atĀ Iwo Jima.It wasn't until years later, Wood began to share that it was he who provided the American...
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How The Hindenburg Disaster Changed Aviation History [PHOTOS]
Seventy-six years ago, on May 6, 1937, Nazi Germany's prized LZ-129 Hindenburg airship crashed and burned in Lakehurst, New Jersey, creating this iconic photo.The disaster, which was caused by static...
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WWII Radio Chatter From UK Bomber Crew Shows Intense Exchange As Gunners...
Since radios were not so advanced, audio clips from World War Two are quite rare.This make the following radio chatter clip of a Lancaster bomber being attacked by a German fighter during a war mission...
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D-DAY: Here's How The Allies Began To Win World War 2 [PHOTOS]
Every war has had one day that changed the tide--where one side began winning, and the other side began to lose.That moment in the Second World War was D-Day--June 6, 1944--the day Allied forces...
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A Commander In A Nazi SS-Led Unit Has Been Living In Minnesota Since 1949
BERLIN (AP) ā A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living...
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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 ā one that brought high unemployment, plunging farm profits and lost opportunities ā to one of the world's deadliest and most...
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The 'Ruptured Duck' Is One Of The More Fascinating Awards In US Military History
One of the most interesting things that happens on Reddit's military threads is when people find old family military awards and post a picture asking redditors to identify the ribbons and medals.One...
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On This Day In 1939, Einstein Told President Roosevelt To Build A Nuke Before...
74 years ago today, in 1939, Albert Einstein wrote a remarkable letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the need for the United States to compete with Germany in developing nuclear...
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Bloomberg Reporters Won't Be Making Nazi Comparisons Any Time Soon
You know who else sold faulty, complex interest-rate swaps to municipalities around the globe?Hitler.Not quite, says a new report concludingĀ Bloomberg stepped over the line when it compared JP Morgan...
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If You Thought Air Travel Was Luxurious In The 1970s, Check Out What It Was...
For most travelers in the 21st century, flying is a dreary experience, full of inconvenience, indignity, and discomfort.That wasn't the case in the late 1930s, when those with the money to afford...
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16-Year-Old Arrested For Beating Death Of 88-Year-Old WWII Veteran
Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the beating to death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran, NBC News reports.Police are still looking for a second teenager suspect they think was...
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Navigating Planes Across The Ocean Used To Involve Looking At Stars And...
Last week, we looked at just how luxurious it was to fly on Pan Am's Boeing 314 Clipper, for those who could afford it.But the differences between flying across the ocean these days and in the years...
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46 Photos Of Life At A Japanese Internment Camp, Taken By Ansel Adams
While America celebrates Victory over Japan Day on September 2, let's not forget the suffering of about 110,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in internment camps.Even at the time, this...
View ArticleWWII Vets Appear To Push Past Gates, Storm Shut-Down Memorial In DC
A massive groupĀ of World War II veterans arrived in D.C. today to an ill-timed government shutdown expecting to still be let in to tour their memorial.People on the scene reported that the vets "pushed...
View ArticleWWII Memorial Becomes Huge Media Circus As Protests Continue For Second Day
Seeing their comrades threatened by a government shut down, even more World War II vets showed up today at the memorial in D.C.And more journalists. And more politicians. More people in general.Rep....
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These Gorgeous Color Photos Show What China Looked Like On The Eve Of Communism
In 1941 before the United States entered World War II, 300 young Americans were secretly trained to combat the Japanese Air Force in China. The American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Airforce,...
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WWII Memorial Protester To RNC Chair: 'Go Do Your Job, Idiot'
A lot of hoopla has been made about groups of veterans denied entry into the World War II memorial in D.C. (though they have subsequently been allowed to tour the memorial).Despite causing the...
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