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Smithsonian Magazine » World War II
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The dictator constructed the shelters below his family's residence after Italy entered World War II ..read more
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A second-generation immigrant, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Chinese American woman to receive her pilot's license ..read more
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Updated: April 10, 2024 | Originally Published: December 19, 2012 ..read more
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During World War II, British researchers conducted tests on themselves to gauge how submariners' brains would function at extreme depths ..read more
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David Walker was a 19-year-old mess attendant aboard the USS "California" when Japan launched its surprise attack ..read more
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Eighteen Americans who participated in the war effort each answered up to 1,000 questions on camera to create their interactive video likenesses ..read more
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The acclaimed biopic of the Manhattan Project's leader has been met with mixed reviews by Japanese audiences ..read more
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The document was "likely the very first publicly available report on the creation of the bomb," according to RR Auction ..read more
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The FBI has returned the rare objects to Okinawa, where they were looted during World War II ..read more
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The object likely broke off a doomed plane during a crash on the isle of Arran ..read more