Excuse me, but there’s something wrong here,’ she said. ‘I’m standing and you’re sitting.’ When the men looked up, my mother pointed to her
Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' tells the heroic true story of the only all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII, led by Tyler Perry and starring Kerry Washington.
A piece of local history is getting national attention after receiving an Oscar nomination for best original song. At the end of 2024, Netflix released “The Six Triple Eight,” shedding light on the remarkable story of America’s first all Black female army unit.
Sisters in Science” tells of the rise of female scientists in 1930s Germany – some of whom were Jewish – whose careers were ended by Adolf Hitler.
Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The disaster also created one of World War II’s most enduring symbols of valor, service,
A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social progress.
This is the fourth part in a series of special history columns about World War II. Almost two months into the fighting of World War II with enemies in the Pacific and in Europe, Cobb County had become a hive of activity with everyone doing something to support the war effort.
From 1943 through 1946, more than 3,400 prisoners (including 15 Nazi generals) were processed at Fort Hunt, according to Robert K. Sutton's 2022 book, "Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II.
Hidden Spies of World War II” is a collection of vignettes of 52 courageous women, most of whom spied for the Allies in German-occupied France. They were part of a group created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and known as the Special Operations Executive’s F Section.
The Auschwitz martyrs’ legacy of holiness continues to be a source of inspiration for Catholics worldwide. Here are several of those martyrs and their stories, listed by religious order: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891–1942) — also known as Edith Stein — was a Catholic convert of Jewish heritage.
The Air Force said it would no longer teach about the Tuskegee Airmen or WASPs after Trump issued an executive order barring diversity programs.
Shannon Atkins, 46, is accused of lodging threats against Trump on Facebook, West Palm Police Department Chief Tony Araujo told reporters during an afternoon press conference. During the late ...