What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?
A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.
World War II
French Researchers: Hitler Really Did Die In The Bunker In 1945
Conspiracy theories have abounded for years about the fate of the Fuhrer, ranging from his escape to Argentina aboard a German U-boat to living out his days at a secret Nazi moon base.
Missing Nazi Submarine Found Near Denmark; Spoiler: Hitler Is Probably Not Onboard
Researchers said they located a German U-boat that went "on the run" from British forces as the war ended. The discovery ends speculation that Adolf Hitler used it to escape to South America.
Auschwitz Remembrance Is Tinged With Tension Over Poland's Holocaust Speech Law
Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.
North Carolina Town Accepts, Then Spurns Russian Gift
Russia is offering to build a $1 million monument in Elizabeth City, N.C., honoring a World War II U.S.-Soviet joint operation. The city council at first said yes. Newly-elected members now say no.
Navy Admits To 70-Year Crew List Error In USS Indianapolis Disaster
Petty Officer Clarence Donnor was mistakenly listed as a passenger on the ill-fated ship before it embarked on a secret mission and was later sunk by a Japanese submarine.
For St. Patrick's Day, A True Tale Of 8 Sailors Saved By Guinness
If you're picking up a glass of Guinness this St. Patrick's Day, savor it while pondering this story from 1917, when Ireland's famous stout was cause for true celebration: It saved lives.
In A New Deal-Era Cannery, Old Meets New
During the New Deal, the government set up hundreds of public canneries in small towns. Most have disappeared, but a surviving cannery in Farmville, Va., is getting a boost from local farmers.
75 Years Ago, Scientists Conducted An Unprecedented Nuclear Experiment
On Dec. 2, 1942, a group of scientists in Chicago created the first controlled, self-sustained nuclear chain reaction, which would prove essential to developing an atomic bomb a few years later.
Frankfurt Orders 70,000 To Evacuate To Defuse WWII Bomb
Finding unexploded World War II bombs in Germany is relatively common, but this is expected to be the largest bomb disposal evacuation in the country since the war's end.