World War II /tags/world-war-ii World War II en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:32:12 GMT Inside the U.S. plan to detain immigrants in Latin America as bargaining chips in WWII /americas/2025-06-29/inside-the-u-s-plan-to-detain-immigrants-in-latin-america-as-bargaining-chips-in-wwii During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:32:12 GMT /americas/2025-06-29/inside-the-u-s-plan-to-detain-immigrants-in-latin-america-as-bargaining-chips-in-wwii JoAnn DeLuna, Nellie Gilles As Boca Raton turns 100, WWII-era buildings tell a story few are preserving /history/2025-06-02/as-boca-raton-turns-100-wwii-era-buildings-tell-a-story-few-are-preserving More than 80 years later, Boca Raton still houses about 15 “temporary” buildings from World War II. Decisions over whether to preserve or destroy are in the hands of the property owners. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT /history/2025-06-02/as-boca-raton-turns-100-wwii-era-buildings-tell-a-story-few-are-preserving Michael Cook | MediaLab@FAU The GI Bill left behind Black World War II vets. Now there's a move to fix that /news/2022-10-20/the-gi-bill-left-behind-black-world-war-ii-vets-now-theres-a-move-to-fix-that Black vets fought overseas but returned home to segregation — which made it harder for them to benefit from the GI Bill. Some in Congress hope to remedy that injustice. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-20/the-gi-bill-left-behind-black-world-war-ii-vets-now-theres-a-move-to-fix-that Quil Lawrence As the Americas — and Americans — fall for Putin, it's time for dark Disney diplomacy /commentary/2022-02-24/as-the-americas-and-americans-fall-for-putin-its-time-again-for-disney-diplomacy COMMENTARY: Disney movies helped turn Latin Americans away from Hitler. Darker versions of those flicks could turn them, and Americans, against Putin. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-02-24/as-the-americas-and-americans-fall-for-putin-its-time-again-for-disney-diplomacy Tim Padgett My dad witnessed the horror of Pearl Harbor firsthand. But his letters never let on /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-12-07/my-dad-witnessed-the-horror-of-pearl-harbor-firsthand-but-his-letters-never-let-on This is the story of a young sailor, his best friend, and the girl he fell in love with just days before the Pearl Harbor attack that changed everything. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:35:58 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-12-07/my-dad-witnessed-the-horror-of-pearl-harbor-firsthand-but-his-letters-never-let-on Renee Montagne Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know /news/2022-11-04/daylight-saving-time-ends-sunday-here-are-4-things-you-should-know More than a third of U.S. states now support the idea of making daylight saving time permanent. It's already in effect for about eight months of the year. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-11-04/daylight-saving-time-ends-sunday-here-are-4-things-you-should-know Bill Chappell, Giulia Heyward Remembering Her Father, A WWII Veteran Who Stood Guard At The Nuremberg Trials /2020-05-22/remembering-her-father-a-wwii-veteran-who-stood-guard-at-the-nuremberg-trials At StoryCorps, a daughter cherishes memories with her dad, WWII veteran Emilio "Leo" DiPalma, who died of COVID-19 last month at age 93. "I'm honoring his life, not how he died," Emily Aho said. Fri, 22 May 2020 09:07:00 GMT /2020-05-22/remembering-her-father-a-wwii-veteran-who-stood-guard-at-the-nuremberg-trials Emma Bowman, Von Diaz 75 Years After Auschwitz Liberation, Survivors Urge World To Remember /2020-01-27/75-years-after-auschwitz-liberation-survivors-urge-world-to-remember "People should look at this place and think about our moral responsibility," says Pawel Sawicki, a longtime guide at the Auschwitz museum in Poland. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:05:00 GMT /2020-01-27/75-years-after-auschwitz-liberation-survivors-urge-world-to-remember Rob Schmitz 'Be Nice To Each Other': Broward Holocaust Survivor And Educator Turns 100 /news/2019-10-17/be-nice-to-each-other-broward-holocaust-survivor-and-educator-turns-100 Julius Eisenstein looks great for having just turned 100 years old. He walked into his second birthday party on Thursday morning waving to a clapping… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:05:25 GMT /news/2019-10-17/be-nice-to-each-other-broward-holocaust-survivor-and-educator-turns-100 Caitie Muñoz Joseph Iscovitz, One Of Few Remaining Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies At 103 /news/2019-07-10/joseph-iscovitz-one-of-few-remaining-pearl-harbor-survivors-dies-at-103 Joseph Iscovitz picked up a machine gun to defend his country against attacking Japanese planes on a date that lives in infamy — Dec. 7, 1941.It was still… Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:01:46 GMT /news/2019-07-10/joseph-iscovitz-one-of-few-remaining-pearl-harbor-survivors-dies-at-103 Larry Barszewski