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The oldest living World War II veteran turned 110 with a heartwarming...
Lawrence Brooks is the oldest known US World War II veteran who turned 110 on Tuesday.The National World War II Museum in New Orleans threw him a birthday party with cupcakes and musical...
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The experimental rifle that could've changed World War II
With tensions building in Europe and Asia in the late 1920s, the US Army decided to see if it couldn't find a more lethal rifle.The M1 Garand eventually emerged from the search, but another rifle...
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75 years ago, the Allies launched an ambitious but ill-fated plan to end WWII...
By late summer 1944, the Allied advance across France had sent the Germans reeling back toward their own borders.On September 17, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, an ambitious but...
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Russia and Poland are sniping at each other on Twitter over who actually...
The Russian Embassy in South Africa subtweeted the Polish Embassy in the UK on Tuesday, denying responsibility for the 1939 invasion of Poland, which started World War II.The Soviet Union and Nazi...
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Vintage photos show what life was like in America's first suburb in the '50s
As a result of the GI Bill that guarantied home loans, the post-war Baby Boom, and low housing prices, families in the 1950s started to move to the suburbs.Levittown in Long Island, New York, is widely...
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The 'Hero of Cologne' is getting his Bronze Star 75 years after the WWII...
World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer became known as the "Hero of Cologne" after his actions in a tank battle in the German city.He was denied a Bronze Star at the time, but 75 years later, he's...
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The 5 most successful military operations in history
Military history is full of resounding victories won by unlikely forces.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Napoleon at Jena. The Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu. Washington's withdrawal...
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How a meat truck driver driver helped solve one of WWII's most enduring...
A group of friends and amateur divers solved one of WWII's most enduring mysteries in June 2018.New England-based Nomad Exploration Team found the USS Eagle 56, a patrol boat sunk by a German u-boat...
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75 years after the daring Allied mission to beat the Nazis failed, hundreds...
September 17, 2019, was the 75th anniversary of the start of Operation Market Garden, a daring Allied effort to drop behind German lines in the Netherlands.The operation was meant to bring a quick end...
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The A-10 Thunderbolt demo team's jets got a classic look inspired by the...
The A-10 Thunderbolt Demonstration Team showed off a new paint scheme on its jets this month.The "Warthog" was repainted to resemble a P-51 Mustang from the World War II era.Visit Business Insider's...
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There's a new round of tensions between the US, NATO, and Russia, and that...
The North Atlantic was a central battleground during the world wars and the Cold War, serving as the strategic link between the US and Europe.With the opening of a new period of competition between the...
View ArticleWe can thank the US military for the smelliest weapon in the world
The US military has attempted to use terrible smells as non-lethal weapons as far back as World War II.The Office of Strategic Services invented the "Who, Me" substance, designed for resistance groups...
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Trump defends abandoning the Kurds by saying they didn't help the US in WWII
President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to defend his decision to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria, abandoning Kurdish forces in the region, by saying the Kurds did not help the US...
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During WWII, the US Army did a massive survey to get soldiers' uncensored...
By the end of 1940, most of the world was at war, and the US military was getting in shape for a potential fight. The US wouldn't enter the war, however, until the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7,...
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A photographer captures powerful portraits of World War II veterans to honor...
Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, fewer than 400,000 are predicted to be alive by the end of 2019, and the number is dwindling quickly.Alabama-based photographer Jeffrey Rease is...
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6 key moments in history that made Silicon Valley the tech capital of the...
Silicon Valley has been a hub of technological innovation for the last century.The region's growth is closely tied to buildup during World War II and federal investment.Recent events like Mark...
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The Marines corrected the name of another man in the iconic photo of the flag...
The Marine Corps has corrected the identity of another man photographed raising the US flag on Iwo Jima during the World War II battle on the island.The Corps previously corrected the identity of...
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Meet the deep-sea explorers searching the Pacific for the warships that...
Deep-sea explorers are searching the ocean at the site of one of World War II's most important naval battles for the remains of the ships that fought it.The expedition is an effort started by the late...
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Deep-sea explorers found another Japanese aircraft carrier sunk during the...
Explorers in the Pacific found another Japanese aircraft carrier sunk during the decisive Battle of Midway in 1942.The Akagi was found in nearly 18,000 feet of water more than 1,300 miles northwest of...
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5 'dumb' military tactics that actually worked
Throughout history, military victories have been secured with guile and a willingness to try something that seems unwise.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories."If it's stupid and it works,...
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