65 years ago
The End
It was the end. It was the beginning. It was hope. At home and around the world, Americans celebrated like never before.
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The faithful four
On a torpedoed troop ship in the icy North Atlantic, four army chaplains made a heroic choice to put other men's survival before their own.
65 years ago
the Bomb is born
On a test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, men of science and men of war watched the world change forever when they witnessed the first explosion of an atomic bomb. The blast begins about 8:50 in this cut of US government footage.
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The iconic kissing nurse
Edith Shain, the nurse made famous for a kiss with a sailor on Victory over Japan Day, has died. In an interview with WGAL TV news, America in WWII editor Jim Kushlan talks about her and what she means to Americans today. Follow this link to the clip
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Victory over Japan Day Mania!
Americans cut loose around the world as they learn of Japan’s surrender and start the countdown to a new life and a brighter future.
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America beats the nazis
Join the fighting GIs on their long, dangerous journey across
Europe to end the tyranny of the Third Reich. We tell their story in 22 photographs from the front and detailed captions.
