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shipwrecks

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Defender of Time, a Plan to Bomb the Moon, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White May 12, 2023
military history

Puzzle Monday: War Heroes Crossword

AO Puzzles May 1, 2023
nazis

How Are These Trees Floating Over a Finnish Road?

A photo archive reveals clever camouflage techniques, and highlights the strange position of NATO’s newest member, during World War II.
Andrea Prada Bianchi April 27, 2023
Prilep, North Macedonia

Mound of the Unbeaten

One of Bogdan Bogdanović's first spomeniks honors those who died during the People's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia.
Monroe, Louisiana

Chennault Museum

A small World War II museum housed in what was once the largest navigation school in the United States.
food

The French Food Co-Op That Fought Nazis With Energy Bars

Financial freedom, epicurean espionage, and community spirit were in each bite.
Alexis Steinman April 7, 2023
Riga, Latvia

The Žanis Lipke Memorial

A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.
Békéscsaba, Hungary

Széchenyi-Wenckheim Castle Ruins

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.
military history

Commander Liwayway and Other Filipino Women Who Fought During World War II

The “Huk Amazons” were military commanders, leaders, soldiers, spies, and more.
Sarah Durn March 29, 2023
Fremantle, Australia

Fremantle Submarine Periscope Memorial

The original attack periscope from a 1940s navy submarine towers high at this memorial site.
Prague, Czechia

Emmaus Monastery

Established in the 14th century, this was the only Benedictine monastery of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Prague, Czechia

Winton Children Farewell Memorial

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
presidents

That Time Eleanor Roosevelt Disappeared for 10 Days

She reappeared in World War II's Pacific theater where, for five weeks in 1943, she inspired troops and faced down air raids.
Sarah Durn February 16, 2023
Bowmore, Scotland

Bowmore Round Church

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.
objects of intrigue

Found: An 80-Year-Old Wedding Cake With a Tragic Past

Frances Nishimura preserved this sweet keepsake for generations.
Natasha Varner February 16, 2023
military history

The Little Known History of World War II's All-Black, All-Female Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped connect soldiers on the front lines with their families back home.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing February 14, 2023
Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
Garching bei München, Germany

Atomei

This "Atomic Egg" appears on the city of Garching's coat of arms.