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Last surviving 'Rosie the Riveters' honored by WWII Museum on D-Day Anniversary: 'We can do it'

As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing. More than 30 surviving "Rosie the Riveters" gathered at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, where they were honored for helping power the wartime industrial effort that supported Allied forces during World War II."Every day, memories of World War II — its sights and sounds, its...

Fox News 3d ago

Bomb disposal film screening postponed after real WWII bomb found

Bomb disposal film screening postponed after real WWII bomb found Unexploded bomb was found by workmen at a development site in Radford, Coventry - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A film about bomb disposal crews working during the Blitz has been delayed, after a real World War Two bomb was discovered at the site of the screening in Coventry. It Takes a City is a film of a play that was staged in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral in 2025, and was due to be screened on Tuesday night by the...

The Independent UK 4d ago

WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition

WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition Europe Issued on: Modified: 05:51 min From the show Reading time 1 min Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Eighty years ago, the last travellers were freed from French internment camps. Our reporters Antonia Kerrigan and Valentine Erba...

France 24 7d ago

Zelenskyy angers Poland with WWII-era name for army unit

Zelenskyy angers Poland with WWII-era name for army unit June 7, 2026On May 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree that a special forces unit of the Ukrainian army was being given the honorary name Heroes of the UPA, explaining that it was "to restore the historical traditions of the national army." However, the decree has created serious tensions with Poland, one of Ukraine's most important allies in the war with Russia. After Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union in...

Deutsche Welle 2d ago

Why Zelensky’s celebration of WWII-era nationalist guerrillas is causing tension with Poland

Why Zelensky’s celebration of WWII-era nationalist guerrillas is causing tension with Poland Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after a World War II-era militia infamous for massacring Poles and Jews has led to a sharp spike in tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw. Some things are better off staying buried. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a presidential decree on May 26 bestowing the honourary title of “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army”,...

France 24 3d ago

Homes evacuated in Coventry after unexploded WWII bomb found at construction site

Homes evacuated in Coventry after unexploded WWII bomb found at construction site A major police alert has been issued after builders discovered an unexploded World War II bomb at a construction site in Coventry, forcing 96 homes to be evacuated A major police operation has resulted in nearly 100 homes being evacuated after construction workers unearthed an unexploded World War II bomb. West Midlands Police issued the order for residents to vacate 96 properties after the hazardous wartime...

Daily Mirror 7d ago

James Carville endorses 'f---ed up' Platner, compares him to US allying with Stalin to win WWII

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville compared supporting Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to the United States allying with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during World War II.Carville praised Platner for his military service, contrasting it with other politicians, saying, "He’s f---ed up, he’s been shot at, he’s a veteran, he’s a little bit weird, he’s an oysterman. ""Then his opponent, I can hardly say her name without the utter contempt dripping, Susan Collins, whose spine...

Fox News 4d ago

The S&P 500 has only risen this quickly 4 times since WWII. Once, a historic stock-market crash followed.

The S&P 500 has overcome worries about artificial intelligence and the fallout from the war in Iran to stage one of its strongest two-month showings on record.

MarketWatch 7d ago