Articles Containing Tag: World War II

Throughout human history, the end of one war has usually proven to be the makings of the next. So it was with “The Great War,” World War I. The peace negotiations held in Paris between January and June 1919 transformed… Read More

Mona Goff was the younger sister of the only hero she had ever known: her brother. Marion Robert Goff was a young man who put on a military uniform in 1943 to go and fight in World War II. He… Read More

An art heist in Canada led to the theft of a famous photo of the renowned British leader Winston Churchill. The portrait, named “The Roaring Lion,” had been displayed in the hotel Chateau Laurier’s reading room for years. It was… Read More

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” ~ Maya Angelou September 1, 1939: The Beginning of World War II On this day, more than 80 years ago, German forces… Read More

“Anyone who believes you can’t change history has never tried to write his memoirs.” ~ David Ben Gurion June 6, 1872: Susan B. Anthony Gets Fined for Voting Susan B. Anthony was an equal-rights activist who fought tirelessly for women… Read More

What was the most significant event of the last 100 years? That was the question Liberty Nation GenZ recently posed in a reader survey. Lots of polls exist for adults, but young people are rarely asked what they think. We… Read More

December 7, 1941. That was the date Japanese air forces launched a surprise bombing on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The very next day, the United States declared war on Japan. Eighty years after the attack, America… Read More

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. Working to put himself through college, he became the commander in chief during a difficult time in our nation’s history. Truman had been vice president to Franklin Roosevelt only… Read More

Another tale of sacrifice that forces us to ask ourselves if we truly understand its meaning is a lot more recent than the story of William Mompesson. It took place during the WWII siege of Leningrad, which lasted 900 days…. Read More

May 8, 2020, marks 75 years since Victory in Europe (V.E.) Day. This was the day when war with Germany was officially over, and Adolf Hitler finally surrendered. The war with Japan would continue for almost another four months, but… Read More

On September 1, 1939, the Nazi-controlled Luftwaffe – the German air force – bombed the city of Wielen, Poland. The airstrikes were the start of a six-year worldwide conflict that we now call World War II. It left more than… Read More