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Iva Toguri D'Aquino: The Complex Story Behind the Alleged "Tokyo Rose"
Iva Toguri D’Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist “Tokyo Rose,” was arrested in Yokohama. D’Aquino served six years in prison; she was pardoned in 1977 by President Ford.
05.09.23 07:30 AM - Comment(s)
Geronimo: The End of an Era in the American West
For almost 30 years he had fought the whites who invaded his homeland, but Geronimo, the wiliest and most dangerous Apache warrior of his time, finally surrenders in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona.
04.09.23 07:30 AM - Comment(s)
The Surrender Aboard USS Missouri: The End of World War II
On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Surrender, prepared by the War Department and approved by President Harry S. Truman. It set out in eight short paragraphs the complete capitulation of Japan.
01.09.23 06:23 AM - Comment(s)
Breaking Barriers at the Top of the World: Remembering the North Pole Expedition of 1994
The Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea and the CCCS Louis S. Ste Laurent became the first “North American surface ships” to reach the North Pole.
22.08.23 01:00 PM - Comment(s)