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Thu., May 2, 2019, 11:57 a.m.
Young Jews march in Poland to remember Holocaust victims
Thousands of young Jews from around the world joined Holocaust survivors and politicians Thursday for an annual Holocaust remembrance march in southern Poland that focuses on fighting anti-Semitism and hatred.
UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2019, 3:34 p.m.
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with solemn ceremony
Israel has begun commemorating its Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II.
Thu., April 25, 2019, 11:35 a.m.
Italy marks liberation anniversary as some glorify Mussolini
Italian leaders on Thursday marked Liberation Day, which celebrates the end of the country’s Fascist dictatorship during World War II, with appeals against glorifying dictator Benito Mussolini.
UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2019, 12:11 p.m.
Warsaw synagogue ‘reappears’ on anniversary of ghetto revolt
The Great Synagogue of Warsaw, which was destroyed by German forces during World War II, made a brief reappearance as an apparition of light during commemorations for the Ghetto Uprising …
UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019, 12:12 p.m.
Greek PM says he will revive bid for German WWII reparations
Greece’s prime minister says his government will formally revive a long-standing demand for Germany to pay vast reparations for the World War II Nazi occupation.
Wed., March 27, 2019, 2:07 p.m.
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role
Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. took his wartime secret to the grave, dying a hero without anyone knowing about it for decades. Now Bean and four other long-deceased Alaska Natives …
Sun., March 10, 2019, 4:02 p.m.
Jayita Sarkar: How World War II shaped the crisis in Myanmar
Declassified records from British archives reveal that the origins of the current plight of the Rohingya people in Myanmar can be traced to their participation in World War II.
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019, 12:24 p.m.
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died. George Mendonsa was 95.
UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 22, 2019, 12:43 p.m.
Russia, Japan make no visible progress on WWII territorial spat
The leaders of Russia and Japan acknowledged Tuesday that settling a decades-long territorial dispute poses a daunting challenge but vowed to continue negotiations. The Soviet Union took the four southernmost …
Mon., Dec. 17, 2018
Then and Now: George Washington Carver USO Club
Rosa D. Malone arrived in Spokane as a Works Progress Administration supervisor and founded the Booker T. Washington Community Center in the basement of Calvary Baptist Church in 1937.
Tue., Dec. 11, 2018
Spokane Valley woman discovers World War II veteran father, far-flung family from DNA kit
Bobi Sussman had all but given up discovering what happened to her biological father. A submission to an online DNA ancestry website revealed not only that Army Cpl. Charles Marse …
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
Last local Pearl Harbor veteran honored at Spokane Memorial Arena
The Greatest Generation never forgets, especially on Dec. 7.
UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 7, 2018, 3:33 p.m.
Memories in stone: How Spokane’s Pearl Harbor Memorial came to be
Spokane’s Pearl Harbor Memorial, originally unveiled in 2014, was the realized through the efforts of many individuals.
Sat., Nov. 10, 2018, 8:18 a.m.
Trove of war posters discovered at New Hampshire library
One poster in a recently discovered trove vilifies the Nazis with a sword through a Bible and the words “This Is the Enemy.” Some encouraged self-sacrifice by promoting recycling, planting …
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 9, 2018, 10:48 p.m.
WWII Army nurse, now 98, honored as hero in Seattle
When nurse Frances Harman learned her older brother, Jim, had been called to Army service during World War II she quickly decided not to be left behind.
Mon., Aug. 13, 2018
Then and Now: Baxter General Hospital
As World War II began in earnest, the wounded returning from war overwhelmed the military hospital system and new hospitals were planned. In 1942, city of Spokane donated 160 acres …
UPDATED: Fri., July 27, 2018, 9:04 p.m.
Pentagon identifies Tuskegee Airman missing from World War II
The Defense Department announced Friday that it has accounted for the first of more than two dozen black aviators, known as Tuskegee Airmen, who went missing in action during World …
Fri., July 27, 2018
At 100, Orville Rogers misses world record chance in Spokane but hopes for strong weekend on track
World War II veteran Orville Rogers was sidelined Thursday in an attempt to set the world record for the fastest 800-meter race by a man over the age of 100. …
Sat., July 21, 2018
David Von Drehle: How can you forget?
Lately, I can’t shake the image of a young man on a battlefield in France or the South Pacific. It’s 1944. He’s dying – one more incremental death amid the …
Fri., July 13, 2018, 12:12 p.m.
Shot down in Germany, veteran’s remains returned to Idaho
Seventy-three years after his bomber was shot down over East Germany, Staff Sgt. Charles H. Daman has come home.
Wed., June 6, 2018
Paul Turner: On your calendar or not, D-Day worth remembering
D-Day used to be marked on calendars like Christmas or Thanksgiving.
Mon., May 28, 2018
In scattered memorials, Spokane remembers its nation’s wars – but what do the monuments mean?
Memorial Day is a time to remember the people who died while serving in the military. Monuments are just one way to remember the dead, yet what those memorials represent, …
UPDATED: Sun., May 13, 2018, 9:07 p.m.
Memphis Belle’s rebirth: Rehabbed WWII bomber rolling out
On Thursday, the 75th anniversary of its final mission, the lovingly restored Memphis Belle, with the leggy, swimsuit-clad pinup girl freshly repainted on the nose, will be unveiled at the …
UPDATED: Thu., May 3, 2018, 9:14 p.m.
Filipino veterans to receive Congressional Gold Medals for WWII service
On Saturday, hundreds of Filipino veterans and their families will receive Congressional Gold Medals in recognition of their service in World War II.
Sat., Feb. 10, 2018, 10:41 a.m.
Polish adviser says Israel wants ‘monopoly on the Holocaust’
An adviser to Poland’s president says he thinks Israel’s negative reaction to a law criminalizing some statements about Poland’s actions during World War II stemmed from a “feeling of shame …
Wed., Feb. 7, 2018, noon
As a child, Spokane woman was taken captive in Philippines during WWII
A lifelong fear of snakes, acute memories of hunger and an abiding gratitude for the U.S. military is the legacy of Sharon Kromholtz’s time as a POW.
UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 2, 2018, 10:51 a.m.
Polish PM: Holocaust bill needed, but timing wasn’t good
Legislation to criminalize certain statements about the Holocaust in Poland could have been timed and presented better, the country’s prime minister acknowledged Friday, but he insisted that the law is …
Fri., Feb. 2, 2018, 8:12 a.m.
Putin presides at events marking end of Stalingrad battle
President Vladimir Putin attended commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad, lauding the Red Army’s victory as a shining example of the nation’s …
Sat., Jan. 27, 2018, 3:26 p.m.
Israel slams bill to outlaw blaming Poles for crimes of WWII
Israeli leaders angrily criticized pending legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust, with some accusing the Polish government of outright denial Saturday as …
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018, 8:57 p.m.
She hung a Nazi flag in her antique shop. Now she’s getting death threats.
Shelton shopkeeper Janice Danker said she’s receiving death threats. The reason?