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Ariana Neumann knew her father had escaped the Nazis in the second World War. But she didn't know much more than that--until he died. Then she began…
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Nobuo Fujita wanted to set part of Southern Oregon on fire. He was a Japanese pilot during World War II, given the task of dropping incendiary devices in…
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Gone, but not forgotten. World War II had a huge impact on the region; it was home to both a major army base (Camp White, where White City is now) and a…
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Marthe Cohn escaped Nazi oppression in France before the Allies liberated the country. But rather than celebrate the freedom, she chose to enter…
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Paying attention to history might, it is hoped, prevent us from repeating it. So new generations of people need to understand what happened to previous…
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Latin America was not a major battleground in the second World War, but it was pivotal in other ways. The region's riches in natural resources made it…
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In our current divided political climate the word "fascist" is an all-purpose insult used by the left to describe members of the alt-right. Much like…
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A piece of history went missing in Coos Bay, and some people want it back. At one time a billboard in Eastside (east of the Coos River) bore the names of…
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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." So China and the United States were friendly in the early days of World War II, even before Japan attacked Pearl…
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It was Henry Luce, the publisher of Time magazine, who declared an "American Century" in early 1941. Historian Alfred W. McCoy is not at all convinced…
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Depending on your political orientation, this time in America is either the dawn of a new age or something like "springtime for Hitler." And it is…
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In a less candid age, the end of the phrase "Eleanor and..." was "Franklin." Roosevelt, that is. The first lady and the president broke many barriers in…
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Wednesday December 7th marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack launched the U.S. involvement…
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Mel and Annalee Jacoby were journalists who shared a love for Asia and for each other. They got married in Manila--in November 1941. With the attack on…