Tag: World War II
Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...