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Presidential Message on the Anniversary of Winning World War II

Today, our Nation celebrates the 81st anniversary of Imperial Japan’s unconditional surrender—the moment American ...

A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead

Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites.
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Audrey Hepburn Was Just 88 lbs. and ‘Close to Death’ When She Was Rescued from World War II, Impacting Her Metabolism in the Aftermath (Exclusive)

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Hepburn experienced war in the Netherlands from ages 11 to 16 Hulton Archive/Getty; Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Audrey Hepburn ...

Dozens of Nazi-Era Ships Are Emerging in the Danube. How Did They Get There?

The Danube River is now so low that one ship lies almost entirely on dry land, beached in sand—a haunting sign of our climate future.

We Must Remember Nagasaki

Public memory has elevated Hiroshima into a universal symbol of the tragedy of war and horror of atomic weapons, while ...