world war 2

Photo credit: Canva – A couple from Minnesota recently celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary.

Culture, Wholesome

Minnesota couple, both 99, celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary

Emily Shiffer

6/30/2026
Daniel Hatoum (left) and Sarah Chen with son Mills (right)

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Culture

Meet the second-generation immigrants who are helping protect your civil rights.

Sarah Watts

7/8/2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings#/media/File:Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpgMajor League Baseball cancelled all games on D-Day during WWII.

Culture, Nostalgia

Why Major League Baseball canceled all games on June 6, 1944 to support the Allied invasion of Normandy

Emily Shiffer

6/10/2026
Photo credit: PhotosNormandie/Wikimedia Commons & Canva – American soldiers in World War II and a bidet.

Culture, Identity

Why a common World War II experience made Americans choose toilet paper over bidets

Tod Perry

4/28/2026
Photo credit: Images via Wikipedia/Reddit – During World War II, President John F. Kennedy served in the Navy when his boat sank in the South Pacific.

Education, History (Education)

A coconut saved President John F. Kennedy’s life during WWII, and the story is wild

Emily Shiffer

10/7/2025
Photo credit: Image via Canva/alicat, Wavebreakmedia – Millennial calls out boomers for hoarding food.

Family, Modern Families, Popular

A millennial was annoyed that boomer parents hoard food. But there’s a deeper reason for it.

Emily Shiffer

9/15/2025
Photo credit: Image via Canva – Many people from Generation X are comparing themselves to the Silent Generation.

Culture, Joy, Pop Culture, Popular

Gen Xers are comparing themselves to the Silent Generation and the similarities are uncanny

Emily Shiffer

7/19/2025
Photo credit: KTIV News 4/YouTube – 107-year-old WWII veteran Orville Von Ehwegen receives honorary high school diploma.

Community, Joy

107-year-old WWII veteran gets his diploma 93 years after dropping out of high school

Emily Shiffer

5/21/2025
Photo credit: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) (left), public domain (right) – The "Mona Lisa" and thousands of other art pieces were hidden around France during WWII.

Education, History (Education)

How a clever French museum director secretly saved the Louvre’s artwork from Nazi plunder

Annie Reneau

4/4/2025
Photo credit: Avgeekjoe/Flickr – The Night Witches were feared by the Germans for their stealth bombing runs.

Education, History (Education), Popular

All-female flight crews known as ‘Night Witches’ bombed the crap out of Nazi targets in WWII

Annie Reneau

9/29/2022
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Culture, Popular, Recommended

French woman reunites with the American boyfriend she hasn’t seen in the 75 years since they fell in love during WWII.

Annie Reneau

6/18/2019