Tag: World War II

Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor

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CENTERTOWN, Ky. — The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to...

Still flying at 97: Autobiography recounts WWII pilot’s life

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray,...

Japan’s economy shrinks 5.1% as pandemic dries up spending

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TOKYO — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.1% in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic,...

WWII secretary to Wernher von Braun dies in Alabama

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The World War II secretary to German rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun has died in Alabama, where she spent much of...

Remains ID’d of 2 Indiana brothers killed at Pearl Harbor

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La PORTE, Ind. — The remains of two Indiana brothers who were killed in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified...

Putin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persist

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi...

Ukraine’s leader marks end of WWII in village near Russia

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president marked the anniversary of World War II's end in Europe by visiting a village along the Russian border, where...

Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94

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JERUSALEM — Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades,...

PM Suga makes offerings at Yasukuni shrine but doesn’t visit

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated religions offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a...

Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only

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In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...