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Did the US Airdrop Pianos for Soldiers During World War II?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 19, 2022 American soldiers needed a morale booster.
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Did the Census Bureau Play a Role in the Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II?

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David Emery
April 13, 2018 Objections to questions about citizenship on 2020 census forms stem from fears that the data mig ...
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Did Marcel Marceau Save Hundreds of Jewish Children From Nazis?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan. 29, 2018 The Frenchman who would become known as the world's greatest pantomime artist helped smuggle Jew ...
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Did the Hollywood Reporter Criticize Actors Who Opposed Nazi Germany in 1937?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct. 1, 2017 The newspaper's managing editor chided stars who he said were courting "unpopularity" by speakin ...
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Is This a 'League of German Girls Inspection' During World War II?

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 21, 2017 A still from the movie Blitzmädels an die Front is frequently shared as if it were an aut ...
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Adolf Hitler Never Used Chemical Weapons?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
April 12, 2017 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was roundly criticized after contrasting Hitler with Syr ...
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Moe Berg

Was Baseball Player Moe Berg a World War II Spy?

Written by:
David Emery
April 11, 2017 Washington Senators catcher Morris "Moe" Berg never made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but ...
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Is 'Snowflake' a Nazi Term for the Remains of Cremated Victims?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan. 23, 2017 A persistent rumor holds that the term "snowflake" originated during the Holocaust, but no evide ...
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'Deadly Double' Pearl Harbor Mystery Wasn't So Mysterious After All

Written by:
David Emery
Dec. 7, 2016 Two weeks before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, strange ads appeared for a game of ...
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Are These Red Cross Nurses on the Beaches of Normandy on D-Day?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 12, 2015 Nurses did provide vital medical aid to soldiers during World War II, but not as suggested in a ...
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Did Obama Prevent FDR's D-Day Prayer from Being Added to the WWII Memorial?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 5, 2011 A Congressional bill sought to add FDR's D-Day prayer to the national World War II Memorial, but ...
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Did 'The Green Hornet' Change Kato's Nationality After Pearl Harbor?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug. 16, 1999 The nationality of Kato, the Green Hornet's valet, was somewhat ambiguous as World War II began.
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