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Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France

Romagne 14-18

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.
The envelope of one of the letters.
news

Found: Love Letters a WWII Soldier Wrote to His Boyfriend

Homosexuality was illegal at the time.
Sarah Laskow February 21, 2017
Rota the lion at the Lightner Museum.
St. Augustine, Florida

Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota'

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.
Hitler's very own red phone of death.
telephones

Sold, for $243,000: Hitler's Personal Red Telephone

It was taken from his bunker.
Eric Grundhauser February 20, 2017
Permanently Closed
Liberty Bell Shrine, with a replica of the Liberty Bell, in the basement of Zion's Memorial Church, 1962
Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Liberty Bell Hiding Place

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Alyosha standing guard over the ancient city of Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Alyosha Monument

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.
Churchill before his retirement.
aliens

Found: An Essay Winston Churchill Wrote About Alien Life

"Are we alone in the universe?" he asked.
Sarah Laskow February 15, 2017
The USS Turner on the East River.
military history

'Missing' Sailors From the USS Turner May Have Been Buried After All

More than 70 years after the destroyer sank, the Department of Defense is officially looking for them.
Cara Giaimo February 13, 2017
Salvador Andreu House main room
Barcelona, Spain

Soviet Bunker at Salvador Andreu House

The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.
The submarine pens in La Rochelle.
La Rochelle, France

Nazi U-Boat Pens, La Pallise

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Bow
Annapolis, Maryland

U.S.S. Agerholm Model

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.
Now
Bordighera, Italy

Hotel Angst

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Who were Eva and Edith?
airplanes

Found: Two Mysterious Signatures on the Wing of a WWII Plane

Who were Eva and Edith?
Sarah Laskow February 2, 2017
Mid-air view of Bourtange
Bourtange, Netherlands

Fort Bourtange

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Wojtek wrestles with the troops during his first tour of duty in 1942. (Photo: Imperial War Museum/Public Domain)
military history

The Lovable Syrian Brown Bear Who Fought For His (Adoptive) Country

Cara Giaimo January 30, 2017
Pekelné Doly, or "Mines of Hell," motorcycle club.
Cvikov, Czechia

Pekelné Doly (Mines of Hell)

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.
Prisoners at concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, Germany, December 19, 1938.
nazis

Found: Tens of Thousands of Previously Unknown Nazi Persecution Sites

Expecting to find 5,000 camps and other sites, researchers have documented 42,500.
Sarah Laskow January 26, 2017
The book is a collector's item on eBay
japan

The Curious Curriculum of the 1950s Red Cross 'Bride Schools'

How Japanese women who married G.I.s got taught to be U.S. housewives.
Kristin Hunt January 24, 2017