Category Archives: World War II

‘NUTS!’ U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe defies German surrender demand with iconic reply in World War II Battle of the Bulge 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Telling the German Command to go to Hell! WWII: Hero’s'

(Friday, December 22, 1944, 11:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe today rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply. Continue reading ‘NUTS!’ U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe defies German surrender demand with iconic reply in World War II Battle of the Bulge 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1944) →

U.S. Supreme Court upholds World War II Japanese American detention but rules loyal citizens must be released 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Japanese Internment during WW II' (Dec. 18, 1944 at 8:18)

(Monday, December 18, 1944; during the Internment of Japanese Americans of World War II) — The constitutionality of the wartime regulations under which American citizens of Japanese ancestry were evacuated from Pacific Coast areas in 1942 was upheld by a vote of 6 to 3 in the Supreme Court today, but in another decision the court ruled unanimously that Japanese-Americans of unquestioned loyalty to the United States could not be detained in war relocation centers. Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court upholds World War II Japanese American detention but rules loyal citizens must be released 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1944) →

West Coast ban on Japanese Americans lifted by U.S. War Department 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'December 17th, 1944: Internment of Japanese Americans Ends'

(Sunday, December 17, 1944; during the Internment of Japanese Americans of World War II) — Mass exclusion of persons of Japanese ancestry from West Coast States was ended today by Maj. Gen. H. Conger Pratt, Western commander, in a proclamation effective on Jan. 2, 1945. Continue reading West Coast ban on Japanese Americans lifted by U.S. War Department 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1944) →

Battle of the Bulge begins as German forces launch surprise World War II assault through Ardennes 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'World War II in HD: Battle of the Bulge | History'

(Saturday, December 16, 1944, 5:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — The Battle of the Bulge began this morning as three German armies launched a surprise counterattack against Allied forces through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, catching Allied forces completely off guard. Continue reading Battle of the Bulge begins as German forces launch surprise World War II assault through Ardennes 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1944) →

Bandleader Glenn Miller’s plane vanishes over English Channel on flight to Paris during World War II 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Mysterious disappearance of Glenn Miller's airplane might be solved'

(Friday, December 15, 1944; during World War II) — A single-engine plane carrying Maj. Glenn Miller, director of the U.S. Air Force Band and legendary big band musician, disappeared today in bad weather over the English Channel. Continue reading Bandleader Glenn Miller’s plane vanishes over English Channel on flight to Paris during World War II 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1944) →

372 American sailors killed when USS Mount Hood explodes at Manus Naval Base 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'The USS Mount Hood explosion'

(Friday, November 10, 1944, 8:55 a.m. Papua New Guinea Time; during World War II) — The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood (AE-11) exploded today while moored in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island in Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. Continue reading 372 American sailors killed when USS Mount Hood explodes at Manus Naval Base 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1944) →

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt elected to unprecedented fourth term, defeating Thomas E. Dewey 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1944)

1940s, The Holocaust, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'Americans voting in US cities during 1944 Presidential election; Roosevelt defeat...HD Stock Footage'

(Tuesday, November 7, 1944, during the 1944 presidential campaign) — Democratic U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York was elected to an unprecedented fourth term today, soundly defeating Republican challenger Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt elected to unprecedented fourth term, defeating Thomas E. Dewey 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1944) →

Violent storm forces Anne, Margot Frank out of tents at Bergen-Belsen 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1944)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen and her death' (Nov. 7, 1944, at 2:14)

(Tuesday, November 7, 1944; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — About four days after their arrival at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank and her older sister, Margot’s stay in a tent camp came to a dramatic close when a violent storm swept many of the tents away. Continue reading Violent storm forces Anne, Margot Frank out of tents at Bergen-Belsen 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1944) →

Jewish diarist Anne Frank, 15, arrives at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1944)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen and her death' (Nov. 1-3, 1944, at 1:10)

(Friday, November 3, 1944; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The first of three evacuation trains carrying Jewish women from the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland arrived today at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. Continue reading Jewish diarist Anne Frank, 15, arrives at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1944) →

Jewish diarist Anne Frank, 15, deported from Auschwitz II-Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northeast Germany 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1944)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen and her death' (Nov. 1-2, 1944, at 1:10)

(The night of Wednesday-Thursday, November 1-2, 1944; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The second of three evacuation trains carrying Jewish women left the Auschwitz II–Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland today for the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany, with 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank and her older sister, Margot, 18, probably among them. Continue reading Jewish diarist Anne Frank, 15, deported from Auschwitz II-Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northeast Germany 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1944) →