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Boston Herald assistant publisher W.G. Gavin at the "Rumor Clinic," 1942.
government

During WWII, 'Rumor Clinics' Were Set Up to Dispel Morale-Damaging Gossip

A network of "morale wardens" tracked down the latest scuttlebutt.
Crystal Ponti May 17, 2017
David Černý's "Feast of Giants" bus stop shelter.
Liberec, Czechia

Hostina Obrů (Feast of Giants)

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.
Kissimmee, Florida

Monument of States

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
Church of St. Mary in Luebeck, the bells, partly melted during the fire in WWII.
Lübeck, Germany

The Broken Bells of St. Mary's

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Anatahan.
Northern Mariana Islands

Anatahan

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
Steamship William G. Mather
Cleveland, Ohio

Steamship William G. Mather

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
Raw thorium. Good for your teeth or fuel for Hitler's bombs?
nuclear

The Mysterious Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste

Manhattan Project experts got sidetracked in their pursuit of Nazi nuclear technology.
Eric Grundhauser May 5, 2017
Loading Pit
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands

Atomic Bomb Loading Pits

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.
Albert Einstein receiving his certificate of American citizenship from Judge Phillip Forman in 1940.
radio

How FDR Used Famous Immigrants to Extoll America’s Greatness

"I’m an American" was the U.S. government's attempt to promote tolerance in the run-up to World War II.
Sarah Laskow April 27, 2017
A board game produced around 1939 allowed German children to imagine themselves strangling the British coastline with aircraft and U-boats.
nazis

The Nazi Board Games of World War II

These relics of wartime propaganda and anti-Semitism were designed for playtime.
Eve Kahn April 27, 2017
Jim Blackender in front of his prefab, 2009.
architecture

A Fond Farewell to Britain's Prefab WWII Bungalows

Built in a time of crisis and intended to be temporary, they have created long-lasting communities.
Elisabeth Blanchet April 26, 2017
The closed entrance to the mining cave.
Siegen, Germany

Hainer Stollen

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
It is a memorial marking the success of Operation Bagration.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus

Mound of Glory

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
The church of Angoville-au-Plain
Angoville-au-Plain, France

Angoville-au-Plain Church

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
Kaliningrad, Russia

Kaliningrad Oblast

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Taizé Community buildings.
Taizé, France

Taizé Community

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.
Ladybower Reservoir, the largest of the 3 in the chain, and its hypnotic western overflow.
Bamford, England

The Upper Derwent Reservoirs

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
The tunnel connects with the Treasury's dry moat
Washington, D.C.

FDR's Bomb Shelter

The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.